Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

I am an ordinary resident of Codicote and I have looked at North Herts District Councils Local Plan proposal and I whole heartedly reject it.

I have lived in this beautiful friendly village for over 3 years, my kids attend the outstanding local school. It worries me immensely that our already over stretched village will be spoilt by 300+ houses adding extra stress on our educational and healthcare services, road safety by increased traffic and spoil the loveliness that our village promotes.

My one major concern is that of increased traffic, the high street is already over flowing with traffic and is horrendous at peak hours to contend with, walking the kids to school is always a worry due to the volume of vehicles adding to the problem the quarry lorries which disrupt our roads on a daily basis.

My husband cycles to Welwyn North station everyday in all weather and he is increasingly worried that one day he will be knocked off his bike even though he is a capable cyclist. Adding another 300+ cars to the roads will not help at all and just make the roads even more dangerous.

I feel just 'plonking' these extra houses on the outskirts of the village is not the right or safest option for our community and agree with our local MPs Stephen McPartland's view that building another 'garden city' would be in the best interests of all the local villages.

In conclusion I end with the fact again that I am just an ordinary resident of Codicote whom loves there village and fears for its future if these plans get the go ahead. I am not saying the village doesn't need to grow but it needs more consideration than what these plans propose, we need to fix the problems Codicote already has rather than add more and watch what is a wonderful place to live dissolve into a nightmare.