Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 4464
Received: 31/08/2021
Respondent: Mr Andrew Murray
Previous Local Plan contained development sites north of Bedford. This Local Plan concentrates development in sites south of Bedford. The majority of the housing need for Bedford Borough could be satisfied by these large sites, one of which is brownfield. East-West Rail has now selected a route north of Bedford, so concentrating development in the south seems is incongruous, development to the south will not easily be served by the new rail link. The station at Wixhams is still not committed to be built. Driving into Bedford from these new developments to rail links is not sustainable in environmental terms.
Previous Local Plan contained development sites north of Bedford. This Local Plan concentrates development in sites south of Bedford. The majority of the housing need for Bedford Borough could be satisfied by these large sites, one of which is brownfield. East-West Rail has now selected a route north of Bedford, so concentrating development in the south seems is incongruous, development to the south will not easily be served by the new rail link. The station at Wixhams is still not committed to be built. Driving into Bedford from these new developments to rail links is not sustainable in environmental terms.