Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 8052
Received: 02/09/2021
Respondent: Shortstown Parish Council
Representation Summary:
Shortstown is dependant on the A600 for professionals to commute to work either
North towards the A421 and Bedford or to the South. However this single link has
proven to be vulnerable to disruption going as it does through an accident blackspot
at the junction with Harrowden Lane. Public transport is currently insufficient
except for accessing Bedford for occasional shopping. This creates a tension between
the notional Borough policy to reduce car use with transport infrastructure that
discourages public transport use for commuters.