6.8

Support

Representation ID: 3501

Received: 26/07/2021

Respondent: SEMLEP

SEMLEP is supportive of Bedford’s approach to commercial premises, which takes account of planned enhanced east-west connectivity across the Arc, and its likely positive impact upon knowledge-intensive jobs growth in the Bedford area (which could include spillovers from the Cambridge Life Sciences cluster, given the increased Government and Arc Universities’ focus upon this, and as Bedford already contains firms which specialise in diagnostics). SEMLEP's LIS and Economic Recovery Strategy both emphasise the importance of ensuring there are appropriate commercial premises for local businesses looking to scale up, and of helping further support the commercialisation of innovative ideas in the area.

Support

Representation ID: 4671

Received: 01/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Denis Ivins

recognition in the draft plan that new allocations for large-scale warehousing are not appropriate and that the employment strategy should focus on enabling higher skilled job opportunities in the Borough is welcomed

Support

Representation ID: 4900

Received: 02/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Janet Goodland

The development of larger business parks is more aligned to the housing options which create new settlements than those which seek to expand existing housing areas

Support

Representation ID: 4943

Received: 02/09/2021

Respondent: O&H Land

Agent: Varsity Town Planning

O&H Land supports the Council's approach to the creation of new business parks and confirms that their freehold land at CP Farm (BBC Site ID: 1050) is available and at 48 hectares (gross site area) could deliver the 30 ha of developable land as well as meeting environmental policy requirements such as on-site contribution to the Forest of Marston Vale as well as environmental net gain.

Support

Representation ID: 5277

Received: 03/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Alan Dickinson

I fully support 6.8- no need for new large-scale warehouses

Object

Representation ID: 5944

Received: 08/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Tom Tagg

There appears to be an error:
Para 6.6 says that 171ha are needed, less the existing allocated of 48ha = 123ha to be allocated in the plan. Para 6.8 says this will be done with 3 business parks at 30ha each (=90ha) + 63ha on smaller sites, i.e. a total of 153ha. So it should either be 2 business parks + 63ha of small sites or 3 business parks +33ha of smaller sites?

Support

Representation ID: 6376

Received: 13/09/2021

Respondent: CPRE Bedfordshire

Para 6.8 – SUPPORT

CPRE Bedfordshire has expressed huge concern about the over-development of land hungry
warehousing in Bedford, which has contributed very little to local job opportunities and blighted many residential areas, particularly when located in close proximity to locations where new large scale new housing has been developed. We welcome the recognition in this draft plan that new allocations for large-scale warehousing are not appropriate and that the employment strategy should focus on enabling higher skilled job opportunities in the Borough.