Object

Representation ID: 6237

Received: 09/09/2021

Respondent: AW Group Limited

Agent: Arrow Planning Limited

Plan Period
2.19 Turning to the matter of Plan length AWG contend that the Plan Period should
run to 2050. A period to 2040 is only 10 years beyond the existing Local Plan
and is not a sufficiently long enough extension to effect real change.
2.20 As the Council will be aware, strategic growth and development, along with
wide scale change, takes many years to deliver. Sites take a long time to plan
correctly and then commence delivery, and thus a longer Plan Period should be
allowed for.
2.21 Furthermore, by extending to 2050, this would bring the Plan in line with others
in the Arc, such as the MK2050 Vision and the Oxford 2050 Plan. Given the
strategic and important role that Bedford Borough plays within the Arc, it would
represent ‘good planning’ and a holistic approach to align the Local Plan
Period with those other areas. The next review of the Local Plan would then
not need to extend the Plan Period, but instead revise housing and employment
growth to reflect the latest position as relevant at that time.