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Representation ID: 8070

Received: 03/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Mike Dixie

I am emailing you about the proposed housing development in Shortstown, which I am against, due to the fact of the size of New Cardington. Years ago ago we were informed that the size of the development would be 800 hundred abodes, then it was 900 abodes if I remember rightly due to decision I believe of Gordon Brown. Then if I'm right, we were told the Builders could not finish one of the hangar repairs unless they could build even more abodes. Now new Cardington is vast and to me a eyesore as driving along Carmichael Drive to me is like driving past a large social housing estate in London. I moved away from London to get away from this sort of thing.

In my opinion the people of Shortstown have been totally mislead by this scar on the environment, It was also stated their was also going to be a Public House, which never materialised. Also a Doctor's Surgery, which took years to appear.

When I first moved to Shortstown the surrounding area was green and pleasant, now it is just becoming a bricks and concrete. I see that more abodes are planned near the hangars, the buildings of now New Cardington have already ruined the look of them. When they build the other houses near them, as I see there are signs showing another 1600 abodes are to built there (probably more if New Cardington is anything to go buy). Then Shortstown will become just bricks and mortar as the greenery and nature will just disappear.

Also the health service will suffer as the Bedford Hospital is to small and in my opinion will not be able to cope, especially with covid being here for possibly forever.

I was also led to believe that the representatives of the liberals believed in the environment, well all this building seems to go against that.It has also taken years for the air to get cleaner after being polluted by the Brick factory now it is being polluted once again by the the equipment and materials required by abodes being built. Do the council believe in saving the local environment, in my opinion the answer is no.

Whilst emailing you, I was wondering if the builders are going to clean Carmichael Drive and the surrounding roads of the stones that are lying against the curbs and the middle of the road. Especially near roundabouts and crossing areas, these stones could be flicked up by vehicles and harm or even kill people as well as damage cars.
these costs should not be borne by the taxpayer.

I would like to mention, that not long after they started building New Cardington when I drove around there all I could here was stones hitting my car. So as I worked at a garage I asked the paint shop to quote me for the repair, they quoted 800 to 900 pounds. Every time I drive around Bedford you here stones hitting a car, people visiting
Bedford must thing why should I get my car damaged by stones. It makes you wonder if it stops people visiting Bedford and in my opinion should embarrass the council.

If anymore building takes place in the area around Bedford, the builders should be held responsible for cleaning all the roads at least 6 to 8 times a day. The builders should agree a stipulation to do this and be fined if they don't. All costs for harm to people mentally or physically and any damage or stone chips to cars should be paid for by the builders, definite not by the taxpayers in anyway. Also the builders large lorries cause more damage to road surfaces and cars, the builders should be made to accept this responsibility, no matter what the cost.