Ian has been doing some digging (thanks!) into the results of the council's Issues and Options consultation, which we highlighted a few weeks ago. We were specifically interested in Question 33a) which related to the future use of the Eversheds site.
Despite the incredible complexity of getting a comment on the site, 45 people and organisations did comment through the internet. You can see all the responses here, but we've a couple of highlights below.
Firstly, there were 38 objections to the site being used for a supermarket, from local people, residents associations and English Heritage, 84% of the total. Thanks to you all! English Heritage said,
"The site identified as FS1 has implications for the adjoining conservation area. The scale of the site appears excessive in the context of the surrounding townscape and traffic is likely to result in degradation of the area."
Secondly, of the 6 supportive comments, we find it interesting that one came from Tesco and a second from housebuilders Linden Homes (who are building in Victoria Street and obviously think the extra traffic and pollution will not affect potential buyers...)
Finally, there was also an observation from Herts County Council's Passenger Transport Unit. It made a point we've made before, which is that public transport does not actually serve the site, saying,
"The entrance is proposed from London Road which is not directly served by buses. Buses presently use Alma Road and consist mainly of inter-urban routes travelling from St Albans to London Colney. In terms of accessibility by local town services the site is poorly served."
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