Large proportion of residential and employment developments located away from town centre - employment opportunities are likely to be low skilled/low paid and employees are unlikely to be able to afford to live locally. Plan does not consider impact of additional traffic on air quality. Lacks clarity on delivery of infrastructure/services. No. of proposed new homes is higher than most recent growth predictions suggest are necessary - can Green Belt release be justified given uncertainty on actual no. of houses/employment areas needed.

Increased traffic resulting from the plan will mean increased reliance upon roads and bridges that are already congested. Lack of clarity on delivery/funding for infrastructure improvements. Lack of consideration for improving sustainable transport links in light of achieving NetZero.