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Land at Greensbury Farm Thurleigh Road Bolnhurst Bedfordshire MK44 2ET
Permitted uses for B1, B2 and B8
Open Countryside
Residential
Garden land/Countryside
Vacant commercial (B1, B2 and B8)
up to 18
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35 dph
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The access will be gained using the site's current access, along a private driveway which the site has right of access over and enters the site in the south-west corner. This access driveway is connected to directly to the adopted highway, Thurleigh Road/Cross End. This access driveway also serves the other residential properties located to the south of the site.
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The nature of the current business operated from the site is for delivering mobile freezer units to locations which require them, typically at short notice and in an emergency. The site is currently predominantly laid to hardcore and has some buildings on site, including the offices of the company (based in portacabins) and a larger commercial shed building where repairs and servicing is undertaken. The business has been operating from the site since 1998 however this site is no longer sustainable, given the majority of the staff travel in from Bedford and all movements of freezer units must be driven from the site in Bolnhurst and down towards Bedford, before making their onward journey to the final destination. Given the rural nature of the site, this means it is located away from any main transport links, which creates longer journey times and vehicle movements. The buildings on site are inefficient and even if these were replaced with new, more efficient buildings, the location for a commercial business based on mobile freezer rental units is not as sustainable given it's distance from the road networks it relies on, and for this reason the company is looking at relocating to a more accessible site in Bedford. The proposed residential development will be built to at very least comply with all local plan policies to make the development as sustainable as possible. The use of renewal energies will be explored through any application process to lessen any impact of the development along with measures to reduce water consumption. The site is not located within a flood risk zone.
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Access from Cross End, utilising private farm access. No footway or cycle connections to the site. Bus stops over 1.2km away. No highway capacity issues. Any mitigation here for pedestrian access would require significant cost and scale, unsure of highway ownership. Scale of development unlikely warrants cost of mitigations/improvements
potenital noise impact by adjacent businesses
The site has been excluded from further assessment at Stage 1 because its location is not in accordance with the development strategy.