Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

I am writing in reference to the intended housing developments around Codicote village.
I am aware of the need for further housing within the area, however feel the extent and number of houses proposed for our village is rather extreme.

I am a family woman with two children, one of which has just been diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - an genetic illness that will deem him wheelchair bound by primary school and a limited life expectancy.

I already have problems getting appointments with our over subscribed gp surgery within the local village of Welwyn. Will a new surgery be part of the expansion plans of Codicote?

We also have some terrifying moments travelling with mobility aids down the high street due to the number of cars already parked on the street - this will surely become incomprehensible with the number of houses proposed. What are your solutions to this please?

The school is an amazing primary school which will become possibly a school of double the size - meaning my son's needs will be swamped by double the amount of children - not something I signed up for when choosing the school. Will the new field site be fully accessible to him?

I would love for him to be able to attend the local secondary school - but again if they are forced to expand what problems will this cause. Are you planing on a new secondary school too?

Our pre-school, of which I am chairperson, is now at full capacity. Are there plans that this is to be integrated into the new education facilities within the village?

I am a homeowner and also chairperson of the local pre-school, but at the forefront a concerned mother of a disabled child within the village and would be very appreciative of your response.