Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

i am emailing you about the plans for houses in Ickleford

IC1, I do not think this is a good site to build on, it is meadow land to the back which dose flood depending on how much rain we have, the roads around there also flood so any more concrete in the area will make this problem worse. the traffic in the are is bad during rush hour.

IC2, i can not believe this has even got to planning, the A600, Bedford road dose not need any more traffic on it, the road is bumper to bumper every morning you only need one little problem and then the whole road system stops, this is the green belt and it is right on the local river and conservation site, the road floods here as it is at the bottom of a hill, the drains here are full all the time, i know this as i walk my dogs here, the road is continually having to be repaired as there are so many lorries go over the drain covers and smash up the road. i have seen this area in really server rain storms, i have seen the manhole covers on the path forced OPEN and water coming up like a fountain, very dangerous and people have to walk through this. putting 40 houses on an area that is very wet anyway and all the extra concert on this area will cause more flooding. there is a heron that lives at this point of the river and a king fisher that i see, this is also an area where the black squirrel live.

IC3 150 houses, if you say an average of 2 cars per home, that's 300 cars trying to get on to a very busy road A600 every morning, this is also on an area of green belt, the school is over subscribed every year as are all schools in the area so where are these children meant to go to school, we are losing so many services so a new school is way down the list, the infrastructure in the area can not take this amount of extra needs. its not a good idea.

LS1 this again is on green belt, again there will be more traffic on the roads.

i grew up in Ickleford, as did my mother and my 2 children, they will never be able to buy there own homes here as the prices are now so high but squeezing 319 in such a small space is crazy. we know why the building companies want to shoe horne these houses here as its in Hertfordshire, so they can charge more than 5 miles down the road in Bedfordshire. its obvious these people sit in an office looking at maps and when they see a green space they shout ' fill it ' with out any consideration on the impact of people already living there, the services and quality of life not only for residents already living there but for the new people that move in to these houses, you would be looking at potentially 1000 more people living in a small village, there will be more commuters and you cant get a seat as it is, the road area around the station from 3.30 on wards is crazy, it will get worse. i know we need more homes and its not the ' not in my yard' objection, its the fact there are TOO many, especially for a small village and the area they want to build on, if these are allowed Ickleford would soon be an area of Hitchin and would totally lose it's identity as a village.

i am emailing you about the plans for houses in Ickleford

IC1, I do not think this is a good site to build on, it is meadow land to the back which dose flood depending on how much rain we have, the roads around there also flood so any more concrete in the area will make this problem worse. the traffic in the are is bad during rush hour.

IC2, i can not believe this has even got to planning, the A600, Bedford road dose not need any more traffic on it, the road is bumper to bumper every morning you only need one little problem and then the whole road system stops, this is the green belt and it is right on the local river and conservation site, the road floods here as it is at the bottom of a hill, the drains here are full all the time, i know this as i walk my dogs here, the road is continually having to be repaired as there are so many lorries go over the drain covers and smash up the road. i have seen this area in really server rain storms, i have seen the manhole covers on the path forced OPEN and water coming up like a fountain, very dangerous and people have to walk through this. putting 40 houses on an area that is very wet anyway and all the extra concert on this area will cause more flooding. there is a heron that lives at this point of the river and a king fisher that i see, this is also an area where the black squirrel live.

IC3 150 houses, if you say an average of 2 cars per home, that's 300 cars trying to get on to a very busy road A600 every morning, this is also on an area of green belt, the school is over subscribed every year as are all schools in the area so where are these children meant to go to school, we are losing so many services so a new school is way down the list, the infrastructure in the area can not take this amount of extra needs. its not a good idea.

LS1 this again is on green belt, again there will be more traffic on the roads.

i grew up in Ickleford, as did my mother and my 2 children, they will never be able to buy there own homes here as the prices are now so high but squeezing 319 in such a small space is crazy. we know why the building companies want to shoe horne these houses here as its in Hertfordshire, so they can charge more than 5 miles down the road in Bedfordshire. its obvious these people sit in an office looking at maps and when they see a green space they shout ' fill it ' with out any consideration on the impact of people already living there, the services and quality of life not only for residents already living there but for the new people that move in to these houses, you would be looking at potentially 1000 more people living in a small village, there will be more commuters and you cant get a seat as it is, the road area around the station from 3.30 on wards is crazy, it will get worse. i know we need more homes and its not the ' not in my yard' objection, its the fact there are TOO many, especially for a small village and the area they want to build on, if these are allowed Ickleford would soon be an area of Hitchin and would totally lose it's identity as a village.

i am emailing you about the plans for houses in Ickleford

IC1, I do not think this is a good site to build on, it is meadow land to the back which dose flood depending on how much rain we have, the roads around there also flood so any more concrete in the area will make this problem worse. the traffic in the are is bad during rush hour.

IC2, i can not believe this has even got to planning, the A600, Bedford road dose not need any more traffic on it, the road is bumper to bumper every morning you only need one little problem and then the whole road system stops, this is the green belt and it is right on the local river and conservation site, the road floods here as it is at the bottom of a hill, the drains here are full all the time, i know this as i walk my dogs here, the road is continually having to be repaired as there are so many lorries go over the drain covers and smash up the road. i have seen this area in really server rain storms, i have seen the manhole covers on the path forced OPEN and water coming up like a fountain, very dangerous and people have to walk through this. putting 40 houses on an area that is very wet anyway and all the extra concert on this area will cause more flooding. there is a heron that lives at this point of the river and a king fisher that i see, this is also an area where the black squirrel live.

IC3 150 houses, if you say an average of 2 cars per home, that's 300 cars trying to get on to a very busy road A600 every morning, this is also on an area of green belt, the school is over subscribed every year as are all schools in the area so where are these children meant to go to school, we are losing so many services so a new school is way down the list, the infrastructure in the area can not take this amount of extra needs. its not a good idea.

LS1 this again is on green belt, again there will be more traffic on the roads.

i grew up in Ickleford, as did my mother and my 2 children, they will never be able to buy there own homes here as the prices are now so high but squeezing 319 in such a small space is crazy. we know why the building companies want to shoe horne these houses here as its in Hertfordshire, so they can charge more than 5 miles down the road in Bedfordshire. its obvious these people sit in an office looking at maps and when they see a green space they shout ' fill it ' with out any consideration on the impact of people already living there, the services and quality of life not only for residents already living there but for the new people that move in to these houses, you would be looking at potentially 1000 more people living in a small village, there will be more commuters and you cant get a seat as it is, the road area around the station from 3.30 on wards is crazy, it will get worse. i know we need more homes and its not the ' not in my yard' objection, its the fact there are TOO many, especially for a small village and the area they want to build on, if these are allowed Ickleford would soon be an area of Hitchin and would totally lose it's identity as a village.

i am emailing you about the plans for houses in Ickleford

IC1, I do not think this is a good site to build on, it is meadow land to the back which dose flood depending on how much rain we have, the roads around there also flood so any more concrete in the area will make this problem worse. the traffic in the are is bad during rush hour.

IC2, i can not believe this has even got to planning, the A600, Bedford road dose not need any more traffic on it, the road is bumper to bumper every morning you only need one little problem and then the whole road system stops, this is the green belt and it is right on the local river and conservation site, the road floods here as it is at the bottom of a hill, the drains here are full all the time, i know this as i walk my dogs here, the road is continually having to be repaired as there are so many lorries go over the drain covers and smash up the road. i have seen this area in really server rain storms, i have seen the manhole covers on the path forced OPEN and water coming up like a fountain, very dangerous and people have to walk through this. putting 40 houses on an area that is very wet anyway and all the extra concert on this area will cause more flooding. there is a heron that lives at this point of the river and a king fisher that i see, this is also an area where the black squirrel live.

IC3 150 houses, if you say an average of 2 cars per home, that's 300 cars trying to get on to a very busy road A600 every morning, this is also on an area of green belt, the school is over subscribed every year as are all schools in the area so where are these children meant to go to school, we are losing so many services so a new school is way down the list, the infrastructure in the area can not take this amount of extra needs. its not a good idea.

LS1 this again is on green belt, again there will be more traffic on the roads.

i grew up in Ickleford, as did my mother and my 2 children, they will never be able to buy there own homes here as the prices are now so high but squeezing 319 in such a small space is crazy. we know why the building companies want to shoe horne these houses here as its in Hertfordshire, so they can charge more than 5 miles down the road in Bedfordshire. its obvious these people sit in an office looking at maps and when they see a green space they shout ' fill it ' with out any consideration on the impact of people already living there, the services and quality of life not only for residents already living there but for the new people that move in to these houses, you would be looking at potentially 1000 more people living in a small village, there will be more commuters and you cant get a seat as it is, the road area around the station from 3.30 on wards is crazy, it will get worse. i know we need more homes and its not the ' not in my yard' objection, its the fact there are TOO many, especially for a small village and the area they want to build on, if these are allowed Ickleford would soon be an area of Hitchin and would totally lose it's identity as a village.