2.5
Comment
Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 Plan for Submission
Representation ID: 9090
Received: 05/07/2022
Respondent: Mr Matthew Pattison
Basing the Local Plan 2040 on the 2030 plan is a flawed strategy, making the 2040 plan invalid. The Ox-Cam Arc and the East-West Rail route are in doubt. The Ox-Cam Arc appears nowhere in the recent Levelling Up White Paper and is no longer a Government priority – Anthony Browne South Cambridgeshire MP. Bedford Infrastructure Delivery Plan Transport Final Report, section 4.8–4.12 Indicates that planning and funding are in place for the western section of EWR, which runs from Oxford to Bletchley. There is no indication that planning or funding is in place for the rest of the route.
Basing the Local Plan 2040 on the 2030 plan is a flawed strategy, making the 2040 plan invalid. The Ox-Cam Arc and the East-West Rail route are in doubt. The Ox-Cam Arc appears nowhere in the recent Levelling Up White Paper and is no longer a Government priority – Anthony Browne South Cambridgeshire MP. Bedford Infrastructure Delivery Plan Transport Final Report, section 4.8–4.12 Indicates that planning and funding are in place for the western section of EWR, which runs from Oxford to Bletchley. There is no indication that planning or funding is in place for the rest of the route.