Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

I am writing to voice my strong opposition to ANY plans to build on Green Belt Land in Hertfordshire.

I do not see why beautiful, unspoilt Hertfordshire countryside is needed to meet Luton's housing needs when Luton already has an abundance of Brown Field sites within the town itself.

I don't doubt that greedy, unscrupulous developers would prefer to build on green fields rather than incurring the additional costs of clearing brown field sites. But BROWN FIELD SITES SHOULD BE THE ALWAYS BE THE FIRST PRIORITY. The countryside around Luton is an great natural asset, not only to the communities that live within it, but also to the people of Luton. To destroy it would be an act of pure barbarity.

I also don't see why Hertfordshire is being asked to fulfil part of Bedfordshire's housing needs. If they are hell bent of destroying Green Belt land then why don't they do it in their own county?

Aside from destroying this unique area of outstanding natural beauty, I don't see how this area can cope with any more traffic without more roads which will further degrade the area, creating even more noise and air pollution in the process.

The roads are already choked with traffic, with ever-longer queues becoming an everyday feature of our local towns and villages. It now takes ever longer to get anywhere and the quality of everyone's lives is gradually being eroded and they fight with increasing congestion.


We live in an era when the world's natural resources and open spaces are being destroyed at an alarming rate - the consequences of which are now increasingly apparent here in the UK with record declines in the country's natural wildlife, increased congestion and a reduced quality for everyone.

Please search you conscience - HOW COULD ANYBODY LIVE WITH THEMSLEVES KNOWING THAT THEY HAD DESTROYED A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF GREEN BELT LAND WHEN OTHER ALTERNATIVES ARE AVAILABLE