6.7
Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 3648
Received: 16/08/2021
Respondent: Great Barford Neighbourhood Plan Group
Successful large scale business needs excellent access to strategic road distribution. But why is there is no mention of EWR connectivity for workers commuting in, and product distribution?
Successful large scale business needs excellent access to strategic road distribution. But why is there is no mention of EWR connectivity for workers commuting in, and product distribution?
Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 3693
Received: 19/08/2021
Respondent: GB PC
Large scale business will need good access to strategic road distribution. There is no mention of EWR connectivity in the Oxford-Cambridge corridor for commuting in, and product distribution by rail
Large scale business will need good access to strategic road distribution. There is no mention of EWR connectivity in the Oxford-Cambridge corridor for commuting in, and product distribution by rail
Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 4269
Received: 30/08/2021
Respondent: Ms Miriam Williams
I object to landscaped business parks being built all over the place. They are sterile and poor for the environment and nature. We need to rethink the need to grow fundamentally
I object to landscaped business parks being built all over the place. They are sterile and poor for the environment and nature. We need to rethink the need to grow fundamentally
Support
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 4572
Received: 01/09/2021
Respondent: Miss Andrea Witham
Employment growth should be centred around the transport corridors and where there are sustainable modes of public transport and other sustainable choices such as walking or cycling. On this basis we believe that employment growth should be around the urban area of Bedford / Kempston / Wixams / Stewartby.
Employment growth should be centred around the transport corridors and where there are sustainable modes of public transport and other sustainable choices such as walking or cycling. On this basis we believe that employment growth should be around the urban area of Bedford / Kempston / Wixams / Stewartby.
Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 4761
Received: 01/09/2021
Respondent: Mr David Rawlins
Employment growth should be centred around the transport corridors and where there are sustainable modes of public transport and other sustainable choices such as walking or cycling. On this basis we believe that employment growth should be around the urban area of Bedford / Kempston / Wixams / Stewartby.
Employment growth should be centred around the transport corridors and where there are sustainable modes of public transport and other sustainable choices such as walking or cycling. On this basis we believe that employment growth should be around the urban area of Bedford / Kempston / Wixams / Stewartby.
Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 5097
Received: 02/09/2021
Respondent: Ms Ginny Ford
I don't necessarily object , would just like to note that 'landscaped ' developments often offer no real biodiversity value - any employemnt site should also be subject to environment and biodiversity net gain
I don't necessarily object , would just like to note that 'landscaped ' developments often offer no real biodiversity value - any employemnt site should also be subject to environment and biodiversity net gain
Support
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 5399
Received: 03/09/2021
Respondent: Ms Jackie Brand
The plan should not just rely on the East West Rail link by itself to attract businesses, what else will the Council do to attract businesses to the area?
The plan should not just rely on the East West Rail link by itself to attract businesses, what else will the Council do to attract businesses to the area?
Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 8379
Received: 02/09/2021
Respondent: Bedford Borough Councillor
We cannot support the idea that “most B1 development is likely to be within lower density business park sites”. Such developments are not compatible with sustainable transport modes – they are very rarely on bus routes, are not within walking distance of significant numbers of homes, and are rarely well integrated with cycle networks. As such, lower density business park sites are often only suitable for providing employment to the relatively privileged who can afford to run a car, and who do not have impairments that prevent them from driving.
Thus, lower density business park sites should only be built where workers can get to/from work using sustainable transport modes, and with car parking provision restricted to a level that is appropriate for sites where the majority of workers use sustainable transport modes. Since such sites would need less car-parking, their density would not be so low, and thus less land would be needed for such developments.
In 6.7 the consultation says “sites that are well connected to transport networks and the strategic road network in particular”. The road network must NOT be allowed to be taken as a proxy for “transport networks” in general. The council’s commitment to tackling climate breakdown cannot be met with the energy consumption associated with ever-larger scale use of cars to travel to work, regardless of the energy source used to power those cars.
The comment in 6.8 that “new allocations for large-scale warehousing are not appropriate” is very welcome. Not only is large-scale warehousing low-skilled, but it tends to be part of a shift to reduced employment in warehousing, with smaller warehouses being replaced with larger ones with less employees per square metre, and with greater use of road transport as vehicles travel further between a smaller number of larger warehouses.
Proposed policy E1S should be amended, since Policy 72S (of Bedford Local Plan 2030) in turn should be amended. Sites should not be considered appropriate if the range of transport modes does not include both public transport at relevant hours for employees and practical access at relevant hours for those using active transport to/from substantial concentrations of housing.
Support
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 8587
Received: 27/09/2021
Respondent: Elstow Parish Council
The Parish Council wish to highlight within this section, as previously stated, it is very important
that any employment site selected should also be subject to environment and biodiversity net
gain.