Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

There is no mention of increasing pedestrian crossings within the existing town of Baldock. In particular the roundabout at the junction of London Road, South Road, Tesco superstore & High street currently has a single crossing (on London Road) which is woefully inadequate for any pedestrian attempting to get from the town centre / school to London road. The traffic using this roundabout to access Tesco wil increase significantly and pedestrian safety (particularly due to the raised nature of the centre of the roundabout) will be very much in doubt.

I am writing to express my concern at the lack of sporting facilities currently available for the population of Baldock and my fear of what will happen if the proposed development of 3500 new homes should go ahead.

Baldock Town FC needs somewhere they can call home, currently they use a whole mush mash of pitches which is neither practical for families, cost effective for the club or conducive to the building of what could be an amazing community hub.

In addition the swimming facilities at north Herts leisure centre are woefully inadequate for the existing population, let alone all for the proposed increase.

I hope you will consider both these points as part of the plan for any expansion around Baldock.