Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
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Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Knebworth
Representation ID: 1567
Received: 30/11/2016
Respondent: Mr John Nigel Adams
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Object to Knebworth (in general):
The Proposed Submission Draft does not specifically cover the necessary safety up-grades to the three railway bridge / underpasses separating the KB1 & KB2 housing developments from the B197, nor address the inevitable increased traffic congestion (caused by all four developments) on the B197 in and around the village.
I served on the original "Knebworth Village Plan" sub- team for the "Parking & Traffic" item. The top-most safety issue for the village at that time was the railway underpass on Station Road, the most central of the three underpass / bridge pinch-points. This underpass is on an 'S' bend, and has a single narrow pavement (opposing pedestrians have to step into the road to pass each other) - an "accident waiting to happen". My most significant contribution was, over a week, to count / record the number of vehicles and pedestrians (the latter included many baby-buggies and children) negotiating that Station road underpass at the morning rush-hour. The results amazed the North Herts District Council Transport Dept., which said it had had 'no idea of the vast mixed volume of traffic'.
No action was taken then, or since.
The proposed housing developments KB1 and KB2 will generate a very significant additional volume of vehicle and pedestrian traffic through the three railway bridge / underpasses as they access the B197 main road.
The vital safety upgrades necessary to accommodate these additional traffic flows are not included in the Proposed Submission Draft.
In addition, each of the four proposed housing sites will aggravate the already serious rush-hour traffic congestion in and around the village.
