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Representation ID: 6682

Received: 14/09/2021

Respondent: Willington Parish Council

7. We also note the briefing document prepared by CPRE, the countryside charity which is critical of the use of the Governments discredited Standard Method algorithm. It is astounding that the results of this have resulted in housing targets that are
a. One of the highest of any local authority in the South East of England outside the Greater London Metropolitan area
b. Higher than the City of Cambridge or any local authority in Cambridgeshire (Cambridgeshire is more than twice the size of Bedfordshire)
c. Higher than the City of Oxford or any local authority in Oxfordshire (Oxfordshire is more than twice the size of Bedfordshire)
d. A target 30% higher than Huntingdonshire District Council and 18% higher than South Cambridgeshire (both of which having similar populations to Bedford Borough)
e. 31% higher than North Hertfordshire, 180% higher than East Northamptonshire, 142% higher than Kettering and 266% higher than Wellingborough