Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

As a resident of Knebworth, I already see the difficulty of traffic congestion, parking etc in our village and I feel very strongly that insufficient thought and investigation has gone into the proposed housing development at sites in Knebworth.
Please see the following points below:-
No real infrastructure investigation. The roads leading into and around Knebworth are always congested - not only at peak commuter times but throughout the day.
At peak times, everywhere comes to a standstill. People avoid driving on the A1 which cannot cope with the volume of traffic, so instead use the village roads which cannot cope with the sheer number of cars. This leads to a dangerous situation for drivers and pedestrians alike, and makes any form of car journey horrendously long. This is the present position - heaven knows what would happen if more houses were built!!!
Any development will not help local employment - there is not additional employment, people will have to commute - so more chaos. Housing here is already very expensive, so is barely affordable to people with local jobs. Therefore more commuters needing larger salaries.
In addition, the rail service is reducing in Knebworth, with less trains per day - so forcing more people to drive. That will cause major problems with the current number of residents. It will be impossible with more people.
As well as the effect to the quality of life, any new building will affect conservation, nature and the impact of loss of countryside. There is a danger that losing our green belt will limit the space between towns and Knebworth will lose its identity as a village.
It is totally impractical to build in Knebworth, it can and will not work.
The solution is another Garden City development elsewhere.
Please, please look carefully at the facts.