Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

The land at KB2 is not a sound site as it is joined by a part of the A1 which is the most congestion and polluted part of the whole stretch of the A1.
Flooding from the proposed site often runs in to the houses in Orchard Way. The infrastructure around this site can simply not cope with more developments.
Gipsy Lane adding the site is a narrow lane which is already used as a cut through to avoid the congestion in the town.
Access to the site is limited by numerous bridges, making it inaccessible for large vehicles. These bridges are single lane traffic which already causes problems in peak times.
Gipsy lane does not have any footpaths for the current residents of the 7 houses on the lane, I can't see how it would be safe to add a further 184 houses without the infrastructure to support them.
Schools -
The proposed one intake primary school on KB2 is not sound as it is adjacent to the A1 and as such noise and air pollution will be significant. In 2014 the environmental audit committee issued a report stating that "a ban on building schools, hospitals and care homes near air pollution must be introduced to help cut the number of deaths connected to the invisible killer of traffic fumes. Taking away the greenbelt buffer between the A1 and the current Knebworth greenbelt boundary would in effect be a death sentence for many people.
A secondary primary school will also change the dynamic of the village and the current village school. It would create a divide in the community.
There is no proposal for a secondary school. Secondary allocation in the village is an issue for many parents years before they have to chose their options. Many families move from the village to gain better access to secondary education. Adding more homes and a primary school would only add to this problem.