The business park would is gravely out of keeping with the surrounding landscape and it would destroy Renhold as a rural village. It's scale and height would dominate the surrounding area as it is situated at the top of a hill. Surrounding areas are sparsely populated and would coalesce with Great Barford. It would cause the loss of prime Grade 2 agricultural land which is important for food security in the UK. And it would mean loss of habitat for many local species which has not been taken into account in the proposal. It would be unconnected to other Bedford business sites. There is already congestion on the A421 slip roads at peak traffic times causing some hazards on the A421.
It would add to noise and traffic pollution in a rural area both day and night. It is likely to lead to light pollution at night and contravene the current Renhold dark skies policy.
Bedford has a number of distribution sites elsewhere. There is no certainty that this would be a research facility, it may fall back on being distribution only.