Support

Representation ID: 8974

Received: 01/10/2021

Respondent: Dacorum Borough Council

We would suggest that Bedford Borough Council heed the caveat to the Bedford Town Centre Study which informs this part of the draft Local Plan that long term projections are treated with caution and should be regularly reviewed against emerging datasets. This reflects similar caveats to the South West Herts Economic Study (2019) and Dacorum Retail Study (2020). We consider that it is important to take into account the wide-ranging implications on floorspace change of the COVID-19 pandemic and relaxation of national planning controls over commercial uses.