Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 5448
Received: 03/09/2021
Respondent: Mr Daniel Kownacki
Care needs to be taken that the so-called Oxford to Cambridge Arc helps to deliver sustainable growth that is indeed not detrimental to the very things that make the area successful. Unfortunately current proposals, for example greenfield development areas earmarked this plan, and for the alignment of the East West Railway are simply not in the spirit of this statement and appear to jeopardise any hopes of a sustainable future for Bedford or the Bedfordshire countryside.
Care needs to be taken that the so-called Oxford to Cambridge Arc helps to deliver sustainable growth that is indeed not detrimental to the very things that make the area successful. Unfortunately current proposals, for example greenfield development areas earmarked this plan, and for the alignment of the East West Railway are simply not in the spirit of this statement and appear to jeopardise any hopes of a sustainable future for Bedford or the Bedfordshire countryside.