Object

Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 Plan for Submission

Representation ID: 9492

Received: 29/07/2022

Respondent: Mrs Vi Abbott

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Object on following grounds:
1. Increased traffic - already difficult at times to access A6 from Wilstead due to volume of traffic.
2. Detrimental to wildlife in the area eg. badgers, foxes, bats, barn owls, deer, foxes, kestrels, red kites, grass snakes, stoats, pheasants, partridge, adders, egrets, all of which have been seen in the surrounding fields.
3. Loss of identity and separation of settlements i.e. Wilstead from Wixams & will result in a coalescence of settlements.
4. Fails to respect existing landscape character.
5. Will destroy existing open views to the north of Wilstead.

Full text:

Object on following grounds:
1. Increased traffic - already difficult at times to access A6 from Wilstead due to volume of traffic.
2. Detrimental to wildlife in the area eg. badgers, foxes, bats, barn owls, deer, foxes, kestrels, red kites, grass snakes, stoats, pheasants, partridge, adders, egrets, all of which have been seen in the surrounding fields.
3. Loss of identity and separation of settlements i.e. Wilstead from Wixams & will result in a coalescence of settlements.
4. Fails to respect existing landscape character.
5. Will destroy existing open views to the north of Wilstead.