Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

With regard to the future plans for the proposed building of a very large number of houses in the area of Lister Hospital, The North Road, and Graveley, would it be possible for me to view the plans for the proposed future road lay-out ?

I make this request this as I am very concerned about the huge amount of extra traffic that will be generated by the many hundreds of extra cars using this area.

At the moment, all the roads surrounding Lister Hospital, including the roads leading to the M1, and the horrendous roundabout at Junction 8, are used to full capacity, with ambulances sometimes struggling to find a way through the solid traffic waiting at lights and roundabouts, and wasting valuable time. Health and Safety should be one of the uppermost factors when implementing the new road system.

Another factor to be considered is the fact that the exit to Lister car park is onto the North Road, and the exit to the large Supermarket onto the Hitchin Road, adding to inevitable gridlock.

Planners must truly consider whether this area can cope with such a huge great development.

Further to my email of November 17th, I should like to add the following comments.
This morning, I had a leaflet from Miller Homes, posted through my door, laying out their plans for the housing development of the land adjacent to my home in north Stevenage. How, I wonder, are they able to deliver these plans before the plans have been officially passed? Perhaps you could enlighten me !

Once again, I must emphasise to planners the obvious dangers of building such a huge housing development so very close to Lister Hospital. It is clear that the infrastructure of the whole area cannot sustain such a huge number of cars as the new development of 800 + houses will produce, remembering that ambulances are in constant (speedy) use of the extremely busy North Road and surrounding roads. Added to this, the planners need to take into account the fact that the exit from Lister Hospital car park onto The North Road, is directly opposite the envisaged development, with its obvious exit roads. This could create an extremely dangerous situation.

I hope these comments will have serious consideration.