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

Representation ID: 5256

Received: 03/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Peter Norris

Representation Summary:

Again there is an implicit assumption that the E-W Rail project will be completed by 2030, as far as Bedford - Cambridge is concerned when this is not at all certain. The Black Cat roundabout and A428 improvement should be but the E-W Rail project is unlikely to survive as proposed or be completed until closer to 2040 than 2030. In this respect the 2040 LP is being formulated on shifting sand foundations.

Full text:

Again there is an implicit assumption that the E-W Rail project will be completed by 2030, as far as Bedford - Cambridge is concerned when this is not at all certain. The Black Cat roundabout and A428 improvement should be but the E-W Rail project is unlikely to survive as proposed or be completed until closer to 2040 than 2030. In this respect the 2040 LP is being formulated on shifting sand foundations.