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

Representation ID: 4205

Received: 30/08/2021

Respondent: Bedford Architectural, Archaeological & Local History Society

Representation Summary:

We consider that the projected increase in housing need is based on flawed methodology and is disproportionate and unsustainable in terms of the likely availability of employment and overburdening public services. Further, the focus on the south-east seems at odds with the Government's espoused 'levelling up' agenda.

Full text:

We consider that the projected increase in housing need is based on flawed methodology and is disproportionate and unsustainable in terms of the likely availability of employment and overburdening public services. Further, the focus on the south-east seems at odds with the Government's espoused 'levelling up' agenda.