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

Representation ID: 5918

Received: 08/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Tom Tagg

Representation Summary:

1.3.3 Highlights the fact that the volume-capacity ratios at the Clapham Road / Manton Lane junction in the 2030 reference case will be at full capacity, with a volume-capacity ratio of 100%. This is an issue that BBC need to resolve independently of any allocations for development in Local Plan 2040.
1.3.7 In the same reference case there will also be capacity issues on the A421 South of Bedford that may require the A421 being upgraded from a two lane to a tree lane dual carriageway.
These issues confirm that in the reference case at 2030 the East-West artery through the borough will be at capacity – i.e. without major infrastructure improvements, the borough cannot cope with the additional development requirements in Local Plan 2040. This fact needs to be fed back to HMG who are setting the excessive development targets for the borough.
1.4.3 and 1.4.4. The conclusions in these paragraphs require review given the comments above in items 1.24, 1.25 and 1.26 regarding the flawed nature of the models and the failure to account for actual conditions and safety issues.