Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

This is to confirm my continuing opposition to the proposed housing development in Codicote.

With the addition of the Heath Lane site, the points in my previous email concerning healthcare, environment, education and traffic are even more relevant and concerning.

I fail to understand how a proposal to build 315 new houses can be taken seriously without even any contingency for a doctor's surgery in Codicote? Bridge Cottage Surgery in Welwyn is already operating at full capacity. Where are the hundreds of potential new patients going to go?

With regard to traffic - Codicote High Street is already rammed. Parked cars line both sides, the side streets are full, and many in a state of disrepair. At peak time, it grinds to a halt every day. Another 500 odd cars on top of this? Again, I fail to see how the village will cope.

I'm not opposed to building new houses, but the sheer size of this proposal, along with a severe lack of contingency for developing the infrastructure of our village means that in its current form it should not be approved.