3.7

Object

Representation ID: 3628

Received: 16/08/2021

Respondent: Great Barford Neighbourhood Plan Group

All growth must be sustainable, not just a place on the map

Support

Representation ID: 3672

Received: 19/08/2021

Respondent: GB PC

Growth must be sustainable and in the right place, not just simplified geographic placement

Support

Representation ID: 4403

Received: 31/08/2021

Respondent: Mrs Gerardine Meola

However, no large scale development 2500 + houses in phase one of a town of 10,000 houses in open countryside in an area of grade 2 agricultural land removed from the urban area of Bedford.

Object

Representation ID: 4858

Received: 02/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Sonia Kerridge

I don’t know if I am typing this is in the right place; with any luck it will not be binned on a bureaucratic technicality. I object to developments: Dennybrook 977, Cobholden in Duloe 997, Manor Farm in Duloe 455, Duloe Field 3420, Cottage Farm (Upper Staploe) 908, Flints Field (adjacent to A1 and B645) that will destroy a number of villages in greenfield areas. I understand that the developers have not proceeded in good faith and do not have the community interests at heart. Local people do not want such a destructively large development.

Object

Representation ID: 8748

Received: 29/09/2021

Respondent: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Agent: Barton Willmore

3.1 We appreciate that the Draft Plan consultation is a focused review, including the following key elements as set out in paragraph 3.7:

• determining how much employment land needs to be planned for,
• how many homes need to be provided across the plan period,
• what infrastructure would be needed to support this growth and
• what, in the context of the vision and objectives outlined earlier in the document, is the appropriate spatial strategy for the plan.

3.2 The Trust does not have any specific comments in relation to the levels of employment land and housing numbers, or in relation to the ‘Growth Strategy’ options in regard to where in the Borough this growth should go. However, in relation to “what infrastructure would be needed to support this growth” (third bullet point) the Trust would again like to highlight the importance of healthcare infrastructure.