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Representation ID: 7912

Received: 24/09/2021

Respondent: Sharnbrook Parish Council

Thank you for inviting us to respond to the above Consultation; Sharnbrook Parish Council (SPC), as you will be aware, is at the final stage of the Neighbourhood Plan process and has found a site to accommodate 500 houses. We express the following views and/or observations.

• It is very clear that the data sets used to calculate the housing need for development are out of date. We acknowledge that Governemtn set the date of 2014, however we challenge this vehemently as there are data sets of 2018 that should be used. It is understood the current method formulae would not then result in the high expectations as described by the Bedford Borough LPA.
• It is reported that Bedford Borough are significantly disadvantaged over several neighbouring planning authorities in the Eastern Region – we ask that a clear statement is made in respect of this, in the evolving Local Plan.