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Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 3661
Received: 18/08/2021
Respondent: SMART CJS
I agree in principle to the overview. I am the CEO of a multi-site charity in Bedford with employees requiring affordable housing. We require access to sites outside of Bedford through well-maintained road and/or rail network (Milton Keynes and Oxford.)
What I am NOT seeing here is any COVID mitigation or reassessment ; it has meant that people (consumers, traders, service providers) use town centres and infrastructure very differently. A larger proportion may be working flexibly from a home base. Have any surveys been done or ONS data used to take into account changed habits since COVID -19?
I agree in principle to the overview. I am the CEO of a multi-site charity in Bedford with employees requiring affordable housing. We require access to sites outside of Bedford through well-maintained road and/or rail network (Milton Keynes and Oxford.)
What I am NOT seeing here is any COVID mitigation or reassessment ; it has meant that people (consumers, traders, service providers) use town centres and infrastructure very differently. A larger proportion may be working flexibly from a home base. Have any surveys been done or ONS data used to take into account changed habits since COVID -19?