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Representation ID: 6248

Received: 09/09/2021

Respondent: IM Land

Agent: Barton Willmore

Due to the reassessment of the need for employment land, Policy 69S of the adopted Local Plan 2030 will need to be updated. This will therefore be replaced by proposed ‘Policy E1S - Amount and distribution of employment development’. This requires that:
“A minimum of 8,642 net additional jobs will be provided to 2040.
i. The main focus for jobs growth will be in accordance with the plan’s development strategy.
ii. Applications for B use class employment on sites that are not allocated will be determined in accordance with Policy 72S of Bedford Local Plan 2030. Proposals for non-B class employment on key employment sites will be determined in accordance with Policy 70 of Bedford Local Plan 2030.”
We agree with the amended drafting of the policy to reflect an increased requirement of jobs (although the exact require should be subject to consideration of responses of this consultation) and the changes to the spatial strategy.