Support

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

Representation ID: 4399

Received: 31/08/2021

Respondent: Mr Kulwinder Rai

Representation Summary:

The faceless housing estates that have been permitted by BCC on the periphery of Bedford over the last few decades are notable only for their 'identikit' nature. Head for Cambridge or Milton Keynes and one can instantly see that it's perfectly possible to insist of higher standards of estate design. It has yet to be explained by anybody exactly what cues were taken or vernacular considered in the design of these tedious looking settlements.

Full text:

The faceless housing estates that have been permitted by BCC on the periphery of Bedford over the last few decades are notable only for their 'identikit' nature. Head for Cambridge or Milton Keynes and one can instantly see that it's perfectly possible to insist of higher standards of estate design. It has yet to be explained by anybody exactly what cues were taken or vernacular considered in the design of these tedious looking settlements.