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The following planning application responses have been made on behalf of the Baldock Bygrave and Clothall Planning Group.
\nMore details of planning applications can be found on the NHDC Planning website<\/span><\/a> – search using the consultation Reference number.<\/p>\n

November 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Public consultation on the draft North Hertfordshire District Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP)\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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The committee submitted a response to the Consultation<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. We welcome the identification of better walking and cycling routes in the area. Indeed the Neighbourhood Plan itself\u00a0has commented on improvements needed along the Royston Road. However, any conclusion and planned adjustments to the layout of the roads should be informed by, and coordinated with, the wider scoped traffic\u00a0surveys and the creation of the Master Plan for Baldock, which is being created by HCC and Urban&Civic.
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20 July 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

22\/01688\/OP<\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 Land Between London Road and Chalk Hills.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Baldock, Bygrave and Clothall Planning Group wishes to object to this application for the following reasons:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 This proposal involves a loss of Green Belt which the applicant acknowledges makes a moderate (not low) contribution to Green Belt purposes in this location. The site is not proposed to be released from the Green Belt in the emerging local plan, and the various benefits cited by the applicant do not constitute \u2018very special circumstances\u2019 for release as required by national and local planning policies; especially taking into account the land which is already proposed for release from the Green Belt in the emerging local plan.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 The proposed Final entrance into the site is off Chalk Hills \u2013 as stated within the transport assessment is a single carriage road ranging from 6.5m wide to 3.9m wide in the vicinity of the site.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 The vision splay drawing appears OK on the drawing, however looking at the proposed site plan, the vision splay looking up Chalk Hills will be obstructed by the trees and bushes and therefore will cause blind spots for traffic on Chalk Hills heading towards London Road and also traffic from this development onto Chalk Hills and will therefore increase the risk of potential traffic accidents even at low speeds.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 There is a footpath shown from the site leading onto Chalk Hills, but there is no footpath on Chalk Hills as existing or proposed.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 The site is on a fairly steep piece of land with the lowest point being nearly 3m below the lowest point on Chalk Hills. The nearest surface water drainage invert level is higher than the lowest point of the site, therefore it is understood the proposal is for surface water soak aways within a Chalk substrate. There is no mention how the foul-water drainage will work.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 The refuse vehicle tracking only shows the refuse vehicle entering and exiting the site, nothing within the site.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0 61 trees of 138 are proposed to be removed to allow for the development. These are classed as low quality, however this is just under 50% tree loss to the area.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0 Plots 12 & 15 are mid terrace houses so parking is away from the house and therefore any electric vehicle provision would be difficult to connect to the houses.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0 Although only an outline planning application, the only elevations are on the internal view drawing with not much detail provided showing proposed material finishes.<\/p>\n


\n11 May 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

22\/00741\/FP\u00a0 –\u00a0 Bygrave Solar Farm<\/a> – On land West Of Ashwell Road, Bygrave<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

The Baldock, Bygrave and Clothall planning group have submitted the following objections to the proposal for a solar farm in Bygrave.<\/p>\n

The application falls just within the area of the Baldock, Bygrave and Clothall Neighbourhood Plan. While the group supports the principle of development to generate solar power, it wishes to object to this proposal on the following basis:<\/em><\/p>\n