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Representation ID: 10345

Received: 29/07/2022

Respondent: Barton Willmore

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

South of the River / Bedford St Johns Station
3.2 Paragraphs 4.51-4.54 refer to the South of the River Area, as allocated for development in the adopted Local Plan 2030 under Policy 14. Whilst much of the text is focused upon the plan to deliver circa 1,000 dwellings in this Area, we note the following statement under paragraph 4.54:
“The land at Britannia Road provides potential for Bedford Hospital to expand to accommodate planned growth, including a new multi-storey car park and attractive links to Bedford St Johns station.”
3.3 We support this reference to the Bedford Hospital, the Trust’s planned growth and the acknowledgement of the Hospital’s role within the Policy 14 Area. Regarding the reference to “attractive links to St Johns station”, we would highlight that the Trust has not committed to any land disposal or agreed to any projects in this regard. The Hospital’s landholdings are tightly constrained in this area and a masterplanning process will be required.