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Representation ID: 8399

Received: 03/09/2021

Respondent: Axis Land Partnership

Agent: Strutt and Parker

Paragraph 3.5 of the draft options consultation document suggests that a stepped
trajectory approach could be followed, which would mean maintaining the existing supply
under the 2030 plan until 2030, and then increasing delivery thereafter for the remaining
10 years. This is not considered to be an appropriate strategy and would be clearly at
odds with the policy requirement set out in Policy 1 of the adopted plan, the whole purpose
of which was to recognise the need for increased housing delivery based on the
application of national planning policy. Furthermore, following such a strategy would not
only stifle potential economic growth, but will exacerbate housing affordability, which is
clearly acknowledged as a significant issue not only for Bedford Borough but also the
wider Oxford – Cambridge Arc.