Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

I would like to participate in the ongoing discussions surrounding the proposed housing development in Codicote village. I do not feel the proposed plan is in any way viable. The village is already at maximum capacity with roads, including the B197 high street, almost impassable at rush hour. The current plan takes no account of this. The primary school is under enormous pressure not to mention the desperate need for secondary school provision. The doctors surgery in nearby Welwyn is similarly unable to cope as it is and having two small children, it is very worrying that it takes so long to get appointments.
The second problem with the plan is that it does not comply with the governments Green belt plans. In fact it seems to be in direct opposition.
Our MP Stephen McPartland has suggested that instead of adding on to already over run villages, a new garden city is what is needed. I think this is a much better idea. Mr McPartland has suggested the only reason this is not already our only plan is that time has run short to draft such a proposal. This seems like a ridiculously weak excuse. To continue with the current plan will only create many many more problems and expense for the council.