Call for Sites Form

Form ID: 883

Interest in land

Land owner

Specify 'other' land interest

No answer given

If you are not the landowner of the site you are submitting, do you have permission to submit?

Yes

Address of site

Land at TwinWoods

Location plan

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Current use of land

Business Park / Secure Residential Institution / Vacant / Agriculture

Adjoining use to the north

Agriculture

Adjoining use to the south

Agriculture

Adjoining use to the east

Agriculture

Adjoining use to the west

Agriculture

Has the site been developed previously?

Yes

Proposed primary use

Housing

Other uses proposed

Employment , Retail , Hotel , All other types

Number of dwellings proposed

6,000-7,000

Type of housing proposed

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

Other type of housing

No answer given

Density proposed

30-50dph net

Proposed tenures

Market housing - Owner occupied , Market housing - Private rented housing , Affordable Housing - Affordable rent , Affordable Housing - Shared ownership , Other

Other tenures proposed

Social rent

Permanent or transit?

No answer given

Site privately owned?

Nothing chosen

Number of plots proposed

No answer given

Proposed type of employment

Mixed of E-Class Uses, comprising business park, light industrial, and commercial activities associated with town centres

Gross floorspace proposed

14-20 ha

Proposed type of retail

Local retail facilities and a district centre

Net floorspace proposed

Covered under mix of E-Class Uses above, 14-20ha

Gross floorspace proposed

Covered under mix of E-Class Uses above, 14-20ha

Number of hotel rooms proposed

150

Amount of development proposed

Largely covered under mix of E-Class Uses above, 14-20ha

Description

A site of this scale can deliver a range of leisure, recreational and community uses. Whilst the specifics would be agreed through consultation, we propose the land area will form part of the 14-20ha for E-Class Uses referenced above.

Can suitable access be achieved for the site?

Suitable access is achievable

Where will the site’s access point(s) be?

Off the A6 and other local roads

Is the site available for development now?

Yes

Is the site currently subject to a planning application?

Is the site currently being marketed?

Are you aware of any issues that might affect the viability of developing the site?

1-5 years (2024/25-2028/29)

680

6-10 years (2029/30-2033/34)

1,397

11-15 years (2034/35-2039/40)

1,418

16+ years (2040 onwards)

2,445

What year, post adoption of the plan, would you expect development to start on site?

2025

The council has declared a climate emergency. How the proposal will respond to climate change

We envisage TwinWoods having a full range of facilities and infrastructure to support what will be a significant community in its own right. Our proposals place sustainability and climate change at the forefront of our approach and the development will embrace the different routes to achieving a net zero carbon development. The design and construction of buildings will embed high energy-efficiency and low utilities demand. A potential new railway station at the heart of the community gives opportunities for sustainable travel and relieves pressure on Bedford itself. There is a strong opportunity to bake-in sustainability at the outset, not just with walking and cycling routes and provision of high-quality bus routes, but also the co-location of key activities across the new community. This includes the provision of a range of local jobs on the site within easy commuting distance of homes, so not all residents out-commute each day, as well as strong cultural, recreational and shopping facilities, schools, health and leisure facilities and generous open space in walkable, vibrant, sociable neighbourhoods.

Attachments

File: Vision redacted

File: Heritage Impact Assmt

Site size (ha)

848.37

Site size threshold

Above

Overriding constraint?

Site not in accordance with the emerging development strategy

Stage1 conclusion

Exclude from further assessment

Stage 2 Assessment of suitability, availability & achievability

Nothing chosen

Stage 2 conclusion

Nothing chosen

1a. Within or adjoining UAB SPA or built form of a small settlement

Nothing chosen

1b. Accessible on foot to a food store?

Nothing chosen

1c. Accessible on foot to a primary school?

Nothing chosen

1d. Accessible on foot or by bus to a major employer?

Nothing chosen

1e. Outside, adjoining or within the air quality management area?

Nothing chosen

2a. Within or adjoining site of nature conservation importance

Nothing chosen

2b. In an area where protected species are known or likely to exist?

Nothing chosen

2c. Potentially able to achieve a net gain in biodiversity?

Nothing chosen

2d. Able to link into the green infrastructure opportunity network?

Nothing chosen

2e. Likely to impact on an area currently providing ecosystem services.

Nothing chosen

3a. Proposing a renewable energy scheme or extra energy efficiency standards?

Nothing chosen

3b. Within or adjoining the urban area, a defined settlement policy area or the built form of a small settlement?

Nothing chosen

3c. Accessible on foot to a food store?

Nothing chosen

3d. Accessible on foot to a primary school?

Nothing chosen

3e. Accessible on foot or by bus to a major employer?

Nothing chosen

4a. Likely to impact on designated or nondesignated heritage assets or their settings? For more detailed assessment see HELAA supporting document. www.bedford.gov.uk/LocalPlan2040

Nothing chosen

5a. Likely to increase future economic and employment opportunities?

Nothing chosen

6a. Proposing a main town centre use in, on the edge or outside of a town centre?

Nothing chosen

7a. Within 400m of an existing open space or proposing open space within it?

Nothing chosen

7b. Within 800m of a sports facility or proposing a sports facility within it?

Nothing chosen

8a. Likely to have a significant adverse impact on the surrounding landscape?

Nothing chosen

8b. Within the existing settlement form?

Nothing chosen

9a. On previously developed land?

Nothing chosen

9b. On best and most versatile agricultural land ie grades, 1, 2 or 3a?

Nothing chosen

10a. Within a groundwater source protection zone?

Nothing chosen

11a. At risk of flooding?

Nothing chosen

12a. Likely to provide a mix of housing, including affordable housing?

Nothing chosen

12b. Able to address a particular housing need?

Nothing chosen

13a. Within 800m of a facility where cultural or social activities can be accessed?

Nothing chosen

14a. Likely to encourage social cohesion?

Nothing chosen

14b. Likely to help make the area safer? +

Nothing chosen

15a. Within or adjoining the urban area, a defined settlement policy area or the built form of a small settlement?

Nothing chosen

15b. Accessible on foot to a food store?

Nothing chosen

15c. Accessible on foot to a primary school?

Nothing chosen

15d. Accessible on foot or by bus to a major employer?

Nothing chosen

15e. Connect highway without constraint?

Nothing chosen

15f. Highway or junction capacity issues

Nothing chosen

Highway comments. For more detailed assessment see HELAA supporting document. www.bedford.gov.uk/LocalPlan2040

No answer given

Contaminated Land

Nothing chosen

Environmental Health note

No answer given

Mineral Safeguarding Area

Nothing chosen

Site assessment conclusions

The site has been excluded from further assessment at Stage 1. A very small section of the site is allocated for residential development in the Milton Ernest Neighbourhood Plan - Policy ME H1. The majority of the site is not in a location that is in accordance with the development strategy. The site has been separately assessed - see New Settlement Site Assessments supporting document.