Object

Representation ID: 5900

Received: 08/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Tom Tagg

The plan period should align with the Ox-Cam Arc proposed period, when this is defined by HMG.
Within the proposed plan period to 2040, the options that BBC put forward for consideration in the consultation should correctly reflect the build-out proposals for the various sites.
The consultation fails to do this and is therefore MISLEADING and FLAWED.
This is evidenced by the Dennybrook development where BBC state that 2,500 dwellings will be built by 2040. The developer plans to build out 5,150 dwellings by 2040 as recorded by BBC on their Call for Sites form 977. Ultimately the developer plans to build out 10,800 dwellings. This should be clear in the consultation or the Plan period should be extended to correctly reflect the build-out timescales.
Interestingly the BBC/AECOM transport studies appear to correctly reflect the full development to 2050. So why is the “hidden” detail correct, but the public headline information incorrect? This indicates either an error, or BBC are deliberately being MISLEADING in their public information?