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Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 5748

Received: 07/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Gillian Tagg

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 5834

Received: 08/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Norman Hoy

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 5901

Received: 08/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Tom Tagg

Representation Summary:

HMG have now moved away from a target of 1 million new homes.
An HMG review of the housing needs (standard method calculation) is urgently required so that the actual need is properly set for the Arc, rather than “ambitions” of 1 million homes. This should align with HMG policy to “level-up” across the UK.
BBC Local Plan 2040 focusses only on Bedford Borough. Fully integrated planning across all of the Arc is required so that developments and infrastructure improvements are made in the correct places and the burden of these is fairly shared across the Arc. The BBC Plan period should align with the Arc Plan period.
I strongly support the embedding of natural capital thinking – in fact both HMG and BBC should actively and rapidly move to embedding Environmental Gain (= Biodiversity Gain + Natural Capital) into all their thinking and planning.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 5952

Received: 08/09/2021

Respondent: Staploe Parish Council

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales and transparency. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Support

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 5994

Received: 08/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Christina Farmer

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6088

Received: 09/09/2021

Respondent: Jen Giles

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6135

Received: 09/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Sandie Tusting

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6192

Received: 09/09/2021

Respondent: Peter Coles

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6284

Received: 10/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Paul Zwetsloot

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6365

Received: 13/09/2021

Respondent: CPRE Bedfordshire

Representation Summary:

In the past CPRE Bedfordshire have criticised the Borough Council for what we perceive to be a lack of openness and transparency regarding the Council’s engagement with the government’s OxCam Arc Strategy. In this draft plan there appears to be a welcome shift in this respect as shown by the Council’s commentary on its view of the national context and national policy.

However, we are concerned that there is inconsistency and lack of clarity in the Council’s attitude to the government’s ambition for one million new homes by 2050 across the OxCam Arc and the implications for Bedford.

The Council is a signed-up partner in the ‘The Oxford-Cambridge Arc Government Ambition and Joint Declaration between Government and Local Partners’ but to our knowledge there has never been any open debate on the subject in any public Council meeting. CPRE Bedfordshire believe this represents a serious democratic deficit and undermines confidence in the Council’s Local Plan process.

The Joint Declaration should be added as one of the supporting documents for the Local Plan. Publishing the document is key to an open democratic process and would provide residents with full details of precisely what the Council has signed up to with Government.

The past lack of transparency on matters associated with OxCam has already caused acute embarrassment for the Council in the recent consultation on East West Rail, where the Council’s lack of transparency and engagement with local people about the development of their position in supporting for Route E was exposed. As a result, the Mayor and senior elected members of the Council embarked on a major effort to make up for lost ground through a series of virtual meetings with Parish Councils. This culminated in a special meeting of the Full Council where the subject was debated and a huge groundswell of opinion in opposition to the Council’s support for EWR Co’s preferred route became clear.

CPRE Bedfordshire is concerned that a similar situation now applies in regard to the housing growth implications associated with the OxCam strategy where we find it difficult to be confident that the Council is being fully candid and transparent. The Council claims to have no knowledge of how the OxCam strategy housing growth implications will impact in Bedford Borough. If this is the case, then it casts serious doubt over the credibility of the development of this local plan.

The Council is a member of the Central Area Growth Board. The Board was established over 3 years ago to provide the strategic leadership that will enable planning for economic transformation across the central area of the Oxford to Cambridge Arc. The Central Area Growth Board is a Joint Committee under s101 (5), 102 Local Government Act 1972.

One of the purposes of the board, as described in its Terms of Reference is; ‘To seek to establish Common Planning Areas to produce an integrated and holistic approach to strategic planning for employment, housing and infrastructure that builds on Local Plans, Local Transport Plans and Strategic Economic Plans.’

CPRE Bedfordshire are not closely familiar with the workings of such a body, although we believe that the Oxfordshire Growth Board has been instrumental in coordinating the agreement of a ‘Growth

Deal’ for Oxfordshire. We would like to know if the Central Area Growth Board is in the process of negotiating a similar agreement with the government for the central area. It is surprising the draft plan makes no mention at all of this body and its activities.

As a key partner in the OxCam Arc Strategy we would like to see the Council challenging the ambition for one million new homes by 2050 as unsustainable and unnecessary.

We would also like to see the Council making strenuous demands upon central government to make an agreement that the current expectation to submit a new local plan for January 2023 should be suspended pending the outcome of the OxCam Arc Spatial Framework and that the Council’s Local Plan 2030 should be recognised as being up to date until the implications of the Spatial Framework can be fully taken into account.

Alternatively, Bedford Borough Council could follow the example of Buckinghamshire County Council and withdraw from the Oxford to Cambridge 'ARC Leaders' Group'. Buckinghamshire made this decision because they considered that their top priority was to be in control of their own future economic development and housing decisions.

We ask, why would Bedford Borough be willing to forfeit their independence in regard to matters of such vital local interest?

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6398

Received: 13/09/2021

Respondent: Ms Donna Thompson

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Support

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6413

Received: 13/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Steven Kent

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6521

Received: 13/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Susan Trolley

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6580

Received: 14/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Aiden Farmer

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6641

Received: 14/09/2021

Respondent: Bedford Borough Councillor

Representation Summary:

1.6 -1.13 :
As stated above the extent to which, if at all, the Arc will affect Bedford’s housing requirements and in particular the number and their location, is wholly unknown and will remain so until after the Local Plan is finalised. If, as is highlighted in para. 1.8, it is the Government’s intention to “… develop a long-term Spatial Framework …that will support better spatial planning…better targeted public investment….and allow communities to shape the long-term future of places..” the insistence on Bedford going ahead as required before the release of the Spatial Framework is plainly absurd.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6659

Received: 14/09/2021

Respondent: Stevington Parish Council

Representation Summary:

Section 1.6 refers to the governments ambition for growth up to 1million new high-quality homes by 2050. Given current climate change circumstances such an ambition is clearly unsustainable and although the recent parliamentary debate, makes it clear that 1 million homes is not government policy, there is clearly an intention to develop a significant number of new houses to support economic growth in the region. We believe council needs to limit the scale and nature of growth to levels that are environmentally sustainable and enable Net Zero to be achieved at the fastest possible rate. Communities are relying on the Borough Council to make this a high priority.

Support

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6702

Received: 14/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Elizabeth Froude

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6740

Received: 14/09/2021

Respondent: Ms S Kelly

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6792

Received: 15/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Damian Smith

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6840

Received: 13/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Joanna Ibbett

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

I believe too much emphasis has been placed on the arc and the development that has been required there in. 1 million new homes seems to be a number that has not been calculate but just sounds like a nice round number. How do they justify this total? Shouldn't there be guidelines as to how to allocate this so not all of it happens in one place? Central Beds are looking at a large development at Tempsford and there's still more building at St Neots and Sandy. No one has thought about the infrastructure prior to EWR, which will not be here for some time if it indeed goes ahead. What about moving the A1? Are they going to build and then knock it down to move the A1? How will the traffic cope with this large volume of traffic? What about the trains to London. They are already full and standing room only from St Neots. Who will they cope? With more development, especially Dennybrook.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6879

Received: 15/09/2021

Respondent: Master Corey T Farmer

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 6971

Received: 16/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Robert Tusting

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 7009

Received: 17/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Robert Tusting

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 7060

Received: 09/09/2021

Respondent: June Coles

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 7107

Received: 09/09/2021

Respondent: Stephen Coles

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 7187

Received: 17/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Peter Knight

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Support

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 7274

Received: 01/09/2021

Respondent: Miss Laura Jones

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Support

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 7334

Received: 02/09/2021

Respondent: Miss Becky Browning

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 7391

Received: 02/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Simon Goodship

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

Object

Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Representation ID: 7484

Received: 03/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Jonathan Hambleton

Representation Summary:

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc identifies a delivery period of 2050. Bedford Borough Council consider that the draft Local Plan aligns with the Arc in terms of growth and infrastructure, though the two are currently misaligned in terms of timescales. It may be feasible, for example, for a dispersal development strategy to be applied which would align better with the timescales identified within the current draft Local Plan, and therefore accord with policies 22 and 221 of the NPPF. However, large urban extensions and new settlements may need to look beyond 2050, and this would align better with the Arc.

The Arc and its rationale and the housing numbers are not soundly argued nationally or locally. The correct linking of timescales for the consultations/proposals is logical but the use of the assumed outcomes of the Arc routing cannot be used as the basis on which you then select the Dennybrook site as being a good option. It therefore follows that any large scale allocations over 2,500 homes should not be permitted until the Oxford Cambridge arc has developed its spatial strategy.