Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 4165
Received: 30/08/2021
Respondent: Mrs MARGARET TURNER
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. The criteria / scoring system
is insufficiently sensitive if it produces so little variation between the options. In the favoured
options 2a to 2d, 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. The criteria / scoring system
is insufficiently sensitive if it produces so little variation between the options. In the favoured
options 2a to 2d, 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.