Residents have voiced concerns over a housing development which could bring traffic chaos.

Neighbours in Well End are worried that if 58 houses are given the go-ahead in green belt land just off Potters Lane, the whole area may come to a grinding halt.

Claire Crossan has lived in Alexandra Road for 30 years. She has been campaigning in and around Well End and Borehamwood.

"Potters Lane cannot sustain this level of traffic. It will become too dangerous. Borehamwood has shown that it cannot cope if a problem occurs like the burst water main and Potters Lane will not be able to.

"And we will also be losing green belt land which is popular with dog walkers and horses."

Steven Collier, who has lived off Alexandra Road for 30 years as well, says new houses will totally "destroy" the area.

He said: "Potters Lane is not wide enough in some parts for two-way traffic and because of where we are located I am sure they will all have cars.

"We are not near the station and there are limited buses. There is nowhere near enough infrastructure."

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Picture: Traffic on Potters Lane

A separate planning application has been made which could see a primary school built in land just behind Hertswood Academy.

Wrotham Park Estate own the land on both planning application sites. The 58 houses will not be built unless permission is granted for the primary school.

The primary school could accommodate up to 420 students but it would be constructed by Hertfordshire County Council.

There are concerns that if permission is not granted at Potters Lane, a school may be built on the existing Maxwell Park community site.

Labour town councillor Graeme Franklin voted against the Potters Lane proposals at a town council meeting held on January 16.

He said: "This is just completely the wrong place to build this kind of development. We need the infrastructure like a school but not in this particular location."

Four Conservative town councillors present at the meeting voted in favour of the proposals citing the risk to Maxwell Park community centre as one of the reasons why.

A spokeswoman for Wrotham Park Estate said: "We have submitted two distinct, but affiliated, applications for land off Cowley Lane and Potters Lane.

"As well as meeting the much-publicised housing need in Borehamwood and across Hertsmere, development of the new homes will enable the building of a new nursery and school in a convenient and sustainable location.

"The school meets Hertfordshire County Council's identified requirement, as detailed in the Elstree Way Corridor Action Plan, and would mean the county council do not have to take the difficult decision to develop Maxwell Park.

"No construction would commence on new homes until land for the school has been handed over to the county council.

"We have proposals for a school travel plan that will help minimise pupil drop off and pick up by car. For people living in the new homes, we would provide measures to encourage travel by bus, on foot, and cycle.

"The proposals have been the subject of an ongoing process of community consultation and we would like to thank everyone who took the time to attend our events or who have been in touch with our project team."

Public consultation on the application for 58 houses ends this Friday. 

You can view the housing application here

The application for the primary school can be found here