Object

Representation ID: 8053

Received: 02/09/2021

Respondent: Shortstown Parish Council

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.
The Transport Model discussed in supporting documents shows the A600/A421
junction is already forecast to be saturated and additional housing would only make
things worse. For this reason we would also object to large development within the
parish of Cotton End as that would also massively increase the strain on our limited
transport infrastructure.