Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

I refer to the Proposed Submission, Paragraphs Knebworth 13.183 - 13.202 of the local plan
and would refer to your References KB1, KB2 and KB4 in particular.

Apologies for not completing this on line but a glitch is not allowing me to do so...
However...

I wish to strongly object to the entire "plan" on the following grounds.

I have lived in Knebworth since buying my house in December, 1986. My parents lived in Knebworth from 1975 and my sister and her family, even longer.
We moved from St Albans, .. to be in the country.

This "Plan" (sic) takes absolutely no account of the following:

1 No plans to substantially, improve the basic infrastructure.
Access roads are already under heavy pressure from traffic for school runs, basic shopping needs and, worst of all, rail commuters who park just about anywhere within the surrounding estate roads.

2 No thought or consideration to the impact on the B197 that already sees considerable congestion in the village High Street; nor the current problems with narrow single passage rail bridges, both of which will only be subjected to far more traffic.

3 Totally ignoring our Green Belt space and local Conservation area/s.

4 The SW drainage that I "only just," managed to escape, where I now live... let alone the potential overloading of the FW system which, when viewing the landscape contours will require a number of Pumping Stations.

5 I note you believe a new Primary school will be built. I wonder! And close to the already at peak times, over run with high exhaust emitting traffic on the A1 (M)

6 KB3 will see yet more commuter traffic through the High Street, assuming new residents will wish to visit Stevenage New Town, of course? Drainage here too, might prove interesting!

I'll keep it short and trust your appropriate "committee" will have a serious re-think on this extremely, poorly, thought-out "Plan."

To my mind and my entire working career was in construction from drawing board to on site management, this "Plan" is absolute rubbish.

I shall view all future "Plans" icw Knebworth and its surrounding villages (and towns) with considerable interest from here on.

I refer to the Proposed Submission, Paragraphs Knebworth 13.183 - 13.202 of the local plan
and would refer to your References KB1, KB2 and KB4 in particular.

Apologies for not completing this on line but a glitch is not allowing me to do so...
However...

I wish to strongly object to the entire "plan" on the following grounds.

I have lived in Knebworth since buying my house in December, 1986. My parents lived in Knebworth from 1975 and my sister and her family, even longer.
We moved from St Albans, .. to be in the country.

This "Plan" (sic) takes absolutely no account of the following:

1 No plans to substantially, improve the basic infrastructure.
Access roads are already under heavy pressure from traffic for school runs, basic shopping needs and, worst of all, rail commuters who park just about anywhere within the surrounding estate roads.

2 No thought or consideration to the impact on the B197 that already sees considerable congestion in the village High Street; nor the current problems with narrow single passage rail bridges, both of which will only be subjected to far more traffic.

3 Totally ignoring our Green Belt space and local Conservation area/s.

4 The SW drainage that I "only just," managed to escape, where I now live... let alone the potential overloading of the FW system which, when viewing the landscape contours will require a number of Pumping Stations.

5 I note you believe a new Primary school will be built. I wonder! And close to the already at peak times, over run with high exhaust emitting traffic on the A1 (M)

6 KB3 will see yet more commuter traffic through the High Street, assuming new residents will wish to visit Stevenage New Town, of course? Drainage here too, might prove interesting!

I'll keep it short and trust your appropriate "committee" will have a serious re-think on this extremely, poorly, thought-out "Plan."

To my mind and my entire working career was in construction from drawing board to on site management, this "Plan" is absolute rubbish.

I shall view all future "Plans" icw Knebworth and its surrounding villages (and towns) with considerable interest from here on.

I refer to the Proposed Submission, Paragraphs Knebworth 13.183 - 13.202 of the local plan
and would refer to your References KB1, KB2 and KB4 in particular.

Apologies for not completing this on line but a glitch is not allowing me to do so...
However...

I wish to strongly object to the entire "plan" on the following grounds.

I have lived in Knebworth since buying my house in December, 1986. My parents lived in Knebworth from 1975 and my sister and her family, even longer.
We moved from St Albans, .. to be in the country.

This "Plan" (sic) takes absolutely no account of the following:

1 No plans to substantially, improve the basic infrastructure.
Access roads are already under heavy pressure from traffic for school runs, basic shopping needs and, worst of all, rail commuters who park just about anywhere within the surrounding estate roads.

2 No thought or consideration to the impact on the B197 that already sees considerable congestion in the village High Street; nor the current problems with narrow single passage rail bridges, both of which will only be subjected to far more traffic.

3 Totally ignoring our Green Belt space and local Conservation area/s.

4 The SW drainage that I "only just," managed to escape, where I now live... let alone the potential overloading of the FW system which, when viewing the landscape contours will require a number of Pumping Stations.

5 I note you believe a new Primary school will be built. I wonder! And close to the already at peak times, over run with high exhaust emitting traffic on the A1 (M)

6 KB3 will see yet more commuter traffic through the High Street, assuming new residents will wish to visit Stevenage New Town, of course? Drainage here too, might prove interesting!

I'll keep it short and trust your appropriate "committee" will have a serious re-think on this extremely, poorly, thought-out "Plan."

To my mind and my entire working career was in construction from drawing board to on site management, this "Plan" is absolute rubbish.

I shall view all future "Plans" icw Knebworth and its surrounding villages (and towns) with considerable interest from here on.