Object
Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 Plan for Submission
Representation ID: 9242
Received: 26/07/2022
Respondent: Ms Claudia Dietz
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
The proposed allocation does not present a sustainable form of development and should be excluded from the Plan.
It is neither physically nor visually connected to Elms Farm Industrial Estate; and results in unacceptable encroachment into open countryside.
The proposed allocation is unacceptable, as it would:
- encroach into the open countryside (outside development limits), resulting in a significant harmful impact on the open countryside setting, together with harmful impact on visual amenity;
- set a precedent with regards to further development to the south of Goldington Road, into an area that is and should be protected from inappropriate development;
- result in a negative impact on the local highway and PRoW network;
- have a harmful impact on local wildlife and existing habitats;
- result in built-form of significant depth and density that is out of keeping and context;
- raise significant concerns with regards to flooding and drainage of surface water due to its location in the flood zone 3 and the Lower Great Ouse River Valley.