Object
Plan for submission evidence base
Representation ID: 10146
Received: 29/07/2022
Respondent: Roebuck Land and Planning
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Sustainability Appraisal
Fundamental to the success of the Proposed Submission Draft Local Plan is the delivery of some 3,800 homes of the proposed 4,000 homes at Little Barford New Settlement within the plan period. This equates to 14% of the housing provision within the 20-year plan period. The premise of this allocation is that it is sustainable due to the proximity of the new East West Rail (EWR) station.
Given the uncertainties of EWR and particularly the section between Bedford and Cambridge, we are not satisfied that the SA objectives, assessment methodology and framework generally accord with the requirements of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and the Strategic Environmental Assessment Regulations.
Particularly, there is no assessment of the transport and carbon impacts of development at Little Barford should East West Rail be delayed or not delivered, including potential traffic impacts on the A428 within Huntingdonshire and Greater Cambridge.