Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 6642
Received: 14/09/2021
Respondent: Bedford Borough Councillor
1.46 – 1.51:
The continued commitment to neighbourhood planning is welcomed but the potential for growth that suits the locality and which does not strain the local infrastructure needs more fully to be explored without forcing smaller communities to undertake the lengthy and resource intensive formalities entailed in preparing neighbourhood plans. We remain of the view that the potential for small scale developments is greater than assumed in this draft 2040 plan and should be more fully taken into account. It is our experience that rural communities understand the need for natural growth which, if properly accounted for, lessens the need for large and inappropriate developments in the larger villages. We refer to this further below.