Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

As a Letchworth resident of over 30 years I strongly disagree with the plan to build houses on our greenbelt. We chose to live here because of the fact that we could take advantage of the surrounding countryside. We walk, bike ride and go for dog walks all within walking distance of our house. If these plans go ahead, the area where we do these activities will be built on. There are plenty of areas in Letchworth that can either be refurbished or brown sites could be used.

We have NOT got the infrastructure for so many new houses. Our doctors surgeries, schools and roads are already over subscribed plus there will be more pressure on the already inadequate A1M.

I feel local residents voices are not listened to but I cannot just ignore the issue hoping it will go away.

I would also like to remind everyone concerned that Letchworth is the first Garden City and Ebenezer Howard's ideal was for the residents of the first Garden city to be surrounded by green open spaces, not to fill the green spaces with more and more houses.