Object
Plan for submission evidence base
Representation ID: 9317
Received: 28/07/2022
Respondent: Bedfordia Developments Ltd and Marcol Industrial Investment LLP
Agent: Lichfields
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
The Local Plan is not legally complaint owing to its failure to comply with the duty to co-operate. Our review of the supporting documents, particularly the Duty to Cooperate Position Statements (April 2022) and the Sustainability Appraisal Report (April 2022), suggests that the Council has not co-operated sufficiently with its neighbouring authorities regarding the strategic cross-boundary impacts of the proposed new settlement at Little Barford. The evidence base has not considered the transportation and infrastructure requirements that may be required to support the chosen growth strategy as per the NPPF paragraph 24 and the legal Duty to Co-operate.
The Local Plan is not legally complaint owing to its failure to comply with the duty to co-operate. Our review of the supporting documents, particularly the Duty to Cooperate Position Statements (April 2022) and the Sustainability Appraisal Report (April 2022), suggests that the Council has not co-operated sufficiently with its neighbouring authorities regarding the strategic cross-boundary impacts of the proposed new settlement at Little Barford. The evidence base has not considered the transportation and infrastructure requirements that may be required to support the chosen growth strategy as per the NPPF paragraph 24 and the legal Duty to Co-operate.