Call for Sites Form

Form ID: 532

Land owner

No answer given

N/A

Land to the north west of Forty Foot Lane, Podington

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Agricultural

Agricultural

Santa Pod Raceway/former airfield

Woodland

Commercial/industrial

No

Housing

Housing , Employment , Retail , Hotel

800 + dwellings - not proposed should be fully developed -should be viewed in context of Sharnbrook Garden Village if this comes forward

Family houses , Self-build/Custom build homes , Older people housing

Affordable housing in accordance with policy.

15-25 dph

Market housing - Owner occupied , Market housing - Private rented housing , Other

TBC

No answer given

Nothing chosen

No answer given

TBC

TBC

No answer given

No answer given

No answer given

TBC

No answer given

No answer given

The current access is unsuitable/requires improvement

The site is accessed at present via Forty Foot Lane. The road infrastructure proposed for the Sharnbrook Garden Village appears to include an upgraded access route which would connect directly with the site. Therefore, development of the land, which is only submitted within the context of the adjacent proposals, could be served by any new and upgraded highways.

Yes

No

No

No

TBC

TBC

TBC

TBC

Subject to wider Garden Village

Any development proposals would be designed in accordance with best practice.

34.78

Above

Site not in accordance with the emerging development strategy

Exclude from further assessment

Nothing chosen

Nothing chosen

x The site is not within or adjoining the urban area or a defined settlement policy area, or within the built form of a small settlement

xx A site accessibility score of 0 is recorded where 0 is more than 30 minutes’ walk.

xx A site accessibility score of 0 is recorded where 0 is more than 30 minutes’ walk.

xx There is no public transport within 10 minutes’ walk to enable access to a major employer

+ The site is not within or adjoining the air quality management area.

x The site is within or adjoining a site of nature conservation importance

? Uncertain or insufficient information.

? Uncertain or insufficient information

+ The site is within or adjoining the green infrastructure opportunity network and able to enhance the network.

+ Opportunity area for 3 or more ecosystem services covers less than 25% of the site.

0 No renewable energy generation scheme included and efficiency standards that meet normal standards.

x The site is not within or adjoining the urban area or a defined settlement policy area, or within the built form of a small settlement

xx A site accessibility score of 0 is recorded where 0 is more than 30 minutes’ walk.

xx A site accessibility score of 0 is recorded where 0 is more than 30 minutes’ walk.

xx There is no public transport within 10 minutes’ walk to enable access to a major employer.

x The proposal has the potential to cause harm to heritage assets. This harm may range from low to high. There may be options to avoid, reduce or mitigate this harm and where sites have not been ruled out altogether for other reasons, further assessment will be undertaken to more fully explore impacts on significance and options for harm reduction and mitigation. This further assessment may ultimately lead to the conclusion that the site should not be allocated.

+ Proposal includes permanent economic and employment opportunities.

x Proposal includes a main town centre use in an out of centre location.

x The proposal does not include and is not within 400m walking distance of a publicly accessible open space.

x The proposal does not include and is not within 800m of a publicly accessible sports facility

? It is uncertain what effect the proposal is likely to have on the landscape / more information is required.

xx The site is more than 0.5 miles from a defined settlement policy area or the built form of a small settlement.

x The site is not previously developed land as defined in the NPPF.

? The classification of the site is not known or it is not clear whether is classified as grade 3a or 3b.

+ The site is not located in a source protection zone.

+ The site is within flood zone 1 (areas that have been shown to be at less than 0.1% chance of flooding in any year).

x The site is unlikely to provide a mix of housing and/or is unlikely to include affordable housing.

+ The development will meet identified housing needs eg elderly, care, travellers.

x The site is not within 800m of a facility where cultural or social activities can be accessed.

0 Neutral.

+ The development is likely to increase public surveillance or increase activity.

x The site is not within or adjoining the urban area or a defined settlement policy area, or within the built form of a small settlement

xx A site accessibility score of 0 is recorded where 0 is more than 30 minutes’ walk.

xx A site accessibility score of 0 is recorded where 0 is more than 30 minutes’ walk.

xx There is no public transport within 10 minutes’ walk to enable access to a major employer.

? Potential access requiring mitigation

x Serious capacity constraint

The site is located west of Airfield Road in the village of Sharnbrook approximately 9 miles north of Bedford town centre. Access to the site at present is via Forty Foot Lane, however access to the proposed development would be achievable via neighbouring proposed Sharnbrook Garden Village (see site 1002). Detailed assessment would be required of the impact of this scale of development and Sharnbrook Garden Village on the neighbouring highway network. There are no bus stops within a radius of 1.2km from the site entrance. There are no footway or cycleways outside the site at present. The size of the proposed development needs careful examination and further investigation for future construction. In this context traffic, modelling will need to be undertaken as part of the required Transport Assessment which will identify the impact and it will include sustainable transport measures. Given the number of homes proposed, it is likely that more than one access point will be necessary.

Nothing chosen

santa pod and rail line noise sources

Site does not fall within the boundary of a MSA.

The site has been excluded from further assessment at Stage 1 because its location is not in accordance with the development strategy.