Further Proposed Modifications to the North Hertfordshire Local Plan 2011- 2031

The saga of Barkway Site BK3 within NHDC Local Plan 2011 - 2031 continues.

The inappropriate nature of this large development in a tiny village has been clear from the outset.

In late 2020, a Planning Officer at NHDC wrote to the Inspector to request that BK3 was taken out of the plan and that Barkway was no longer to be shown as a ‘village for growth’.

However, in February of this year, when the Schedule of Further Main Modifications was published, BK3 was still in the plan.

I strongly object to the ongoing inclusion of BK3 within this plan, and I support NHDC’s request to remove site BK3 from their Local Plan.

In particular, I have issues with the transparency of the process, especially:

• There has been no public correspondence between the Inspector and NHDC on the Draft Schedule of Further Modifications, only NHDC’s assertion that the Inspector has agreed the Schedule of Further Modifications.
• The reasons for the Inspector’s decision not to accept NHDC’s request to exclude BK3 from the Local Plan has not been published.
• The public has not had a fair or proportionate opportunity to put the case against the inclusion of Site BK3.

I trust that fairness and common sense will prevail and that the development of BK3 will not be approved.

The saga of Barkway Site BK3 within NHDC Local Plan 2011 - 2031 continues.

The inappropriate nature of this large development in a tiny village has been clear from the outset.

In late 2020, a Planning Officer at NHDC wrote to the Inspector to request that BK3 was taken out of the plan and that Barkway was no longer to be shown as a ‘village for growth’.

However, in February of this year, when the Schedule of Further Main Modifications was published, BK3 was still in the plan.

I strongly object to the ongoing inclusion of BK3 within this plan, and I support NHDC’s request to remove site BK3 from their Local Plan.

In particular, I have issues with the transparency of the process, especially:

• There has been no public correspondence between the Inspector and NHDC on the Draft Schedule of Further Modifications, only NHDC’s assertion that the Inspector has agreed the Schedule of Further Modifications.
• The reasons for the Inspector’s decision not to accept NHDC’s request to exclude BK3 from the Local Plan has not been published.
• The public has not had a fair or proportionate opportunity to put the case against the inclusion of Site BK3.

I trust that fairness and common sense will prevail and that the development of BK3 will not be approved.