Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 8748
Received: 29/09/2021
Respondent: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Agent: Barton Willmore
3.1 We appreciate that the Draft Plan consultation is a focused review, including the following key elements as set out in paragraph 3.7:
• determining how much employment land needs to be planned for,
• how many homes need to be provided across the plan period,
• what infrastructure would be needed to support this growth and
• what, in the context of the vision and objectives outlined earlier in the document, is the appropriate spatial strategy for the plan.
3.2 The Trust does not have any specific comments in relation to the levels of employment land and housing numbers, or in relation to the ‘Growth Strategy’ options in regard to where in the Borough this growth should go. However, in relation to “what infrastructure would be needed to support this growth” (third bullet point) the Trust would again like to highlight the importance of healthcare infrastructure.