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Support
Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 Plan for Submission
Representation ID: 9189
Received: 25/07/2022
Respondent: Mr Tom Tagg
Responding to climate change should be the driving criteria.
Responding to climate change should be the driving criteria.
Comment
Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 Plan for Submission
Representation ID: 9326
Received: 28/07/2022
Respondent: Mr Eric Benton
How does the level of development proposed with little back-up infrastructure of cycle ways and footpaths address the need to tackle climate change?
How does the level of development proposed with little back-up infrastructure of cycle ways and footpaths address the need to tackle climate change?
Comment
Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 Plan for Submission
Representation ID: 9414
Received: 29/07/2022
Respondent: Ms Lorraine Jewell
The arc scheme as a whole and the Bedford to Cambridge routes in particular need to be revisited in terms of value for money, environmental soundness and whether this railway should be a priority given the pressures on essential services of which this is not one!
The environmental impact of certain routes could be devastating to green belt, high quality agricultural land. Also the requirement to ‘lift’ the railway up out of the Bedford basin would be expensive and cut through green areas enjoyed within walking distance of Bedford and North Beds residents alike. The consultations over routes for Bedford to Cambridge Arc need to be more transparent and challenged environmentally as well no as financially. There seems to be an assumption that the arc railway is a good thing. This requires further consultation/research to ensure its viability as an expensive undertaking at a time of government cuts to essential services.