I was concerned that the issues and options consultation was not compliant and therefore the plan would not be justified because it relied on this consultation. It described our the area of Honeydon, Staploe and Duloe as a brownfield, urban site with under utilised land when actually it is a greenfield site in open countryside with highly productive grade 2 agricultural land. However, the Borough Council appear to have listened the concerns of myself and other parishioners and so as long as no revisions relating to the decisions made in light of that earlier erroneous consultation then I would consider the outcome and the plan to be compliant and sound.

Little Barford is a more suitable location than our parish as it is closer to the new rail station and on grade 3 agricultural land.
Similarly I was concerned that the “Draft Plan: Strategy options and draft policies” consultation in July 2021 was not compliant because it referred to Dennybrook (the largest of the proposed new settlements) as a development of only 2,500 homes when in fact the development would eventually be 11,500 homes – this was not made clear in the consultation. However, the Borough Council appear to have discounted this settlement and so long as that remains the case then I believe the outcome is compliant and sound. Should any revision be made further accurate consultations would be required to ensure compliance and soundness.
The transport modelling for the settlement at Wyboston (Dennybrook) was flawed in that there were errors in the number of transport movements stated. However, as this settlement has not been proposed in this final plan I believe the outcome is compliant and sound. Again assuming no revisions return to this settlement as there would need to be a new consultation without the errors made previously.
Finally, I was concerned that the “Draft Plan: Strategy options and draft policies” consultation in July 2021 included a call for sites and sites such as an expansion of Dennybrook and a new site (Eaton Bank) were considered even though they were submitted well after the submission deadline (and in the case of Eaton Bank it was submitted on the last day of the consultation). This gave little if any opportunity for residents to comment on them. However, since these sites have not been included in the final plan we believe the outcome is compliant and sound, based on the above assumptions.