Object

Representation ID: 8438

Received: 27/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs G Hunt

Agent: DLP Planning Limited

The emerging preferred options put forward by the Council have an urban focus and the four variations all focus development on the urban area, A421 corridor, and existing and planned rail stations. This approach relies heavily on rail investment and also focuses growth to the south of the town, with very little growth planned to the north, which is where the preferred east-west rail link will go. Therefore, the proposed strategy does not provide for growth to the north of the town along the preferred east-west rail link.
The proposed strategy should include a more dispersed approach to growth to include the northern parishes of Bromham and Stagsden to ensure that the vitality and viability of the villages across the Borough are maintained. To neglect growth at smaller northern parishes is not appropriate, particularly where this can be provided sustainably. As such, a wider variety of suitable sites across the district should be identified for development in the new plan.
It is noted that at this stage there are significant gaps in the Council’s evidence base, particularly in terms of infrastructure delivery, viability, and development timescales.