Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 3883
Received: 28/08/2021
Respondent: Sir Graham Fry
This consultation was fundamentally flawed. It identified the Staploe area as brownfield land, which was inaccurate and misleading. The stated pros and cons of development here were also inaccurate and misleading. There was no evidence that neighbouring local authorities had been consulted even though any development here would impact St Neots far more than Bedford. Moreover, the consultation was carried out in the middle of the pandemic when there were tight restrictions on public meetings.
This consultation was fundamentally flawed. It identified the Staploe area as brownfield land, which was inaccurate and misleading. The stated pros and cons of development here were also inaccurate and misleading. There was no evidence that neighbouring local authorities had been consulted even though any development here would impact St Neots far more than Bedford. Moreover, the consultation was carried out in the middle of the pandemic when there were tight restrictions on public meetings.