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New searchCountryside Properties have land under option and are promoting additional land with the agreement of landowners.
Land west of the village of Great Barford south of the A421.
Agricultural land
A421
Bedford Rd
Great Barford village
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2350
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35 dph
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B1/B2/B8 uses including flexible workspace and incubator spaces.
10 ha
Small convenience retail to serve the new development
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Access provided from the Bedford Road and St Neots Road.
430
700
700
520
2025
Development would address climate change through the masterplan process, making efficient use of land and address climate change through the principle of landscape led design, and exploring opportunities to utilise renewable energy, as well as address the required technical standards in place at the time of adoption and submission of an application.
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Two access points are proposed onto Bedford Road and St Neots Road. Both are in suitable locations, however due to the size of the development and to help traffic flow, it is likely that eithier a roundabout or a signalised junction would be required for each access point. Due to the size of the development, the developer should show how they will encourage traffic to use the A421 dual carriageway, rather than cutting through Great Barford which would create severe congestion. A Transport Assessment will be needed to fully understand the potential transport impacts of this scale of development. The main village bus stops of Great Barford are approx. 650m away where the 905 bus provides a half-hourly service between Bedford and Cambridge. There is a pavement on Green End Road on the north boundary of the site which could be connected to. There is also space to construct a footpath alongside Bedford Road between the site and Great Barford, as well as another pavement that can be connected to on St Neots Road, providing a route to Bedford. There is no specific cycle connectivity however the national cycle network runs through the village of Great Barford providing off-road or quietroad connections to Bedford and St Neots. The pavement on St Neots Road could also be upgraded to a shared path to provide a more direct cycle connection into Bedford. A roundabout or signalised junction is likely to be necessary at both access points to improve access and better manage traffic flow. A Transport Assessment will be needed to fully understand the potential transport impacts of this scale of development. Due to the development being so large, it would be beneficial for the 905 bus which already passes through Great Barford to be rerouted to go directly through the development. There are several options for pedestrian connectivity and they should all be used, particularly into Great Barford via Green End Road and towards Bedford via St Neots Road. It would be beneficial to upgrade the pavement on St Neots Road to a shared cycle/pedestrian path to provide a direct cycle route into Bedford.
main concerns is proximity to bypass
The site has been excluded from further assessment at Stage 1 because its location is not in accordance with the development strategy. Part of the site is allocated for residential development in the Great Barford Neighbourhood Plan Policy H1. This is not a preferred location for an employment site as it does not relate well to existing settlements and it would be intrusive.