Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

1. Tthe hamlet of Radwell, which is situated 11/2 miles north of Baldock on the A507, and Baldock is my main town for shopping, attending a Baldock based choir and other activities. I also go on occasional journeys to London for which I use Baldock station.
2. There are many times of day, particularly during school journey times that the queue of cars and lorries comes up as far as the turning that leads into Radwell. This means that it can take up to half an hour to reach the traffic light in Baldock at the junction of A507 and A505.
3. It is not clear to me if and where the access to the new development will be regarding the A505, but in any event traffic going into Baldock would entail going through the same traffic light.
4. Undoubtedly many of the new inhabitants will be working in London. I understand that Baldock Station is to be downgraded to two slow trains per hour. Even if this does not happen, there is a large shortage of parking at the station and no room for expansion without demolishing several houses.
5. If those who work in London prefer to use their car, it would entail going through Baldock to reach the A1M, thus causing major jams in the town and increasing the traffic on the A1M, which is already full at rush hour times of day.