Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

I am sending a response to your planned submission for new homes to be built.

It is astounding that so many are to be built on Green Belt land. The CPRE have commissioned a study which states that there is enough brownfield land in North Herts for over 11,000 homes. It should be an absolute priority to use that first.

I live in Letchworth and am pleased you used the site north west of the Blackhorse Road for development but horrified at the amount of new homes planned covering green spaces vital to health and well being. It is a sadistic joke when you consider the principles of the first Garden City. I often visit sites LG3 in Letchworth and BA3 in Baldock and many others and they are little havens. It is so important to have long distance views near where you live and countryside for emotional health.

Also there is the problem of infrastructure. The train service is very good but well used and already there are not enough car parking spaces for commuters. Local schools have been closed down with no forward thinking. Medical services are struggling now.
These homes must not be built without proper care taken to ensure there will be extra facilities for the needs of the people and not try to cram more on services which are already finding it difficult to cope.