Object
Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 Plan for Submission
Representation ID: 9295
Received: 27/07/2022
Respondent: Mrs Gina Karavias
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Once the latest development has completed, 1493 new houses will have been added to the Parish since 2014. Shortstown doesn't have the key resources for this amount of houses and adding more will make it worse.
Overdevelopment of the area is taking away any character and will impact the quality of life for those who live in the area.
The A600/A21 junction is saturated and additional housing will only add to this.
Once the latest development has completed, 1493 new houses will have been added to the Parish since 2014. Shortstown doesn't have the key resources for this amount of houses and adding more will make it worse.
Overdevelopment of the area is taking away any character and will impact the quality of life for those who live in the area.
The A600/A21 junction is saturated and additional housing will only add to this.