Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Codicote is being asked to provide too many additional houses in proportion to the size of the village and its infrastructure regarding public transport, doctors facilities etc and complete lack of any public parking spaces. Although there are periods of quiet during the day, the High Street is often at a standstill, morning and evening with local traffic and through traffic from Welwyn to Hitchin. To have several hundred more vehicles connected to the proposed housing developments would make the existing problem disastrous. Codicote is already used as an alternative route to AI(M) and is the only route north-south other than the A1(M). The proposals would make it extremely difficult for emergency vehicles to get through at various times of day.
The proposed extra houses will bring traffic to a standstill, affect the natural environment of the area - green fields should only be built on as a last resort after all brownfield sites have been redeveloped first.
Review taking into consideration other proposed housing sites in Codicote.