4.2
Object
Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 Plan for Submission
Representation ID: 10357
Received: 29/07/2022
Respondent: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Agent: James Lawson Planning Ltd
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
The local plan is considered to be unsound as it is not ‘justified’ insofar as the current approach does not reflect the most appropriate strategy taking into account the reasonable alternatives, and based on proportionate evidence.
In the second sentence (lines 2-3) of the paragraph the omission to make refence to the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) and its funding requirements to mitigate planned growth as an essential social infrastructure provider is unwarranted, as EEAST has an important role to play in ensuring that planned growth is supported and community cohesion and safety within sustainable new communities is achieved.
Reference should be made in the text to EEAST.