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Representation ID: 3562

Received: 11/08/2021

Respondent: Brown & Co Barfords

Development Strategy Topic Paper June 2021
Paragraph 3.7 on page 6 sets out village related growth is likely to have a more negative effect than the
other options for growth in relation to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, protecting water resources, and
reducing the need to travel and promoting sustainable modes of travel.

The National Planning Policy Framework 2021 sets out in paragraph 78 that to promote sustainable
development in rural areas, housing should be located where it will enhance or maintain the vitality of rural
communities. Planning policies should identify opportunities for villages to grow and thrive, especially where this will support local services. Where there are groups of smaller settlements, development in one village may support services in a nearby villages. The sites at Pertenhall have good access to Kimbolton Road
(B660) and development in this location will support St Peter’s Church and the Village Hall, it will also
support the Primary School in the village of Riseley which is only four miles away.

Therefore, it is considered there should be development in and around the urban area, A421 transport
corridors, rail-based growth, and growth around villages, particularly those without a Neighborhood Plan
such as Pertenhall to enable the village to grow and thrive.