Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 3883

Received: 28/08/2021

Respondent: Sir Graham Fry

Representation Summary:

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.

Full text:

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.