Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 3955
Received: 29/08/2021
Respondent: Mr Mark Potts
The scoring system used appears to score the same for 7 of the 15 criteria for all options including
protecting a maintain biodiversity and landscape character. We believe the criteria / scoring system
is insufficiently sensitive if it produces so little variation between the options. In the favoured
options 2a to 2d, we believe that Bedford Borough Council have failed to properly consider / reflect
in their scoring the true impact of new settlements (incl. Dennybrook (site 977)) on promoting
Bedford as a town centre, landscape character, loss of good agricultural land and greenfield land.
The scoring system used appears to score the same for 7 of the 15 criteria for all options including
protecting a maintain biodiversity and landscape character. We believe the criteria / scoring system
is insufficiently sensitive if it produces so little variation between the options. In the favoured
options 2a to 2d, we believe that Bedford Borough Council have failed to properly consider / reflect
in their scoring the true impact of new settlements (incl. Dennybrook (site 977)) on promoting
Bedford as a town centre, landscape character, loss of good agricultural land and greenfield land.