Object
Plan for submission evidence base
Representation ID: 9321
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 and fails to meet the tests of soundness. Our review of the SA and New Settlements Assessment finds that the chosen spatial strategy is not positively prepared or justified. The assessment contains factual errors, is inconsistent and does not represent a suitable and objective assessment of the new settlement options. The Sustainability Appraisal scorings appear to be contrived to bolster the planning and sustainability case for Little Barford, and its resulting impact on the chosen spatial strategy.
The Local Plan is not legally complaint owing to its failure to comply with the duty to co-operate and fails to meet the tests of soundness. Our review of the SA and New Settlements Assessment finds that the chosen spatial strategy is not positively prepared or justified. The assessment contains factual errors, is inconsistent and does not represent a suitable and objective assessment of the new settlement options. The Sustainability Appraisal scorings appear to be contrived to bolster the planning and sustainability case for Little Barford, and its resulting impact on the chosen spatial strategy.