Object
Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 Plan for Submission
Representation ID: 9108
Received: 16/07/2022
Respondent: Ann Mills
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
The significant increase in housing numbers envisaged for Bedford Borough is not justified because it is not based on proportionate evidence. The government's declared ambition for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc does not include housing numbers and, given the delays and revisions to the Arc plans to date, the 40% uplift in housing numbers in the 2040 plan is unsustainable. It is inconsistent with the objective for net zero carbon in the Arc by 2040, and with the timetable for sustainable forms of infrastructure, eg. transport and home heating, to support the additional new housing.
The significant increase in housing numbers envisaged for Bedford Borough is not justified because it is not based on proportionate evidence. The government's declared ambition for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc does not include housing numbers and, given the delays and revisions to the Arc plans to date, the 40% uplift in housing numbers in the 2040 plan is unsustainable. It is inconsistent with the objective for net zero carbon in the Arc by 2040, and with the timetable for sustainable forms of infrastructure, eg. transport and home heating, to support the additional new housing.