Support
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 6274
Received: 10/09/2021
Respondent: Mr Bernard Cornwell
Agent: Phillips Planning Services
Our client supports the strategies identified in Options 2a, 2b and 2d of the consultation, in which land in the southern Parishes, which includes Kempston Rural could be identified for between 750 dwellings and 2000 dwellings. It is evident from the Call for Sites Proformas that there are several sites available across these Parishes that could make a meaningful contribution towards the delivery of these strategies.
Kempston Rural is in an excellent location for growth and benefits from access straight onto the A428 link road. The Council should give full consideration to the opportunity for growth across the entire of the Parish, rather than simply limiting growth to a single strategic release.
It is further noted that the Sustainability Appraisal identifies Option 2a as the most sustainable option, and this proposes 2000 dwellings be identified in the Transport Corridor – South. If this Option, or indeed 2b or 2d, is eventually selected, our client wishes to put forward his site at Box End House (Site 18) as a suitable site for allocation to meet this delivery.