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Representation ID: 9603

Received: 26/07/2022

Respondent: North Northamptonshire Council

There is not a considerable amount of change from previous iterations of the plan. In terms of spatial options put forward in previous versions of the Plan and how these have developed into site allocations within the Submission Plan, BBC has maintained growth centred around Bedford town and the A421 with nothing presented further north towards the North Northamptonshire (NN) boundary in the vicinity of the A6, as can be seen in Section 4 of the Plan and Policy DS5(S) – Distribution of growth. Growth around Bedford town and the A421 has significantly less cross-boundary impacts on NN in comparison with the other previously considered growth areas presented in the Issues and Options consultation. This is also the case in relating to impacts on the highway network, coalescence with Wymington, sustainable transport routes, Green Infrastructure corridors and the SPA, which releases pressure on all these areas.