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Countryside Properties have land under option and are promoting additional land with the agreement of landowners.

Yes

Land west of the village of Great Barford south of the A421.

Map 1233

Agricultural land

A421

Bedford Rd

Great Barford village

No answer given

No

Housing

Housing , Employment , Retail

2350

Family houses

No answer given

35 dph

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

No answer given

No answer given

Nothing chosen

No answer given

B1/B2/B8 uses including flexible workspace and incubator spaces.

10 ha

Small convenience retail to serve the new development

TBC

TBC

No answer given

No answer given

No answer given

Suitable access is achievable

Access provided from the Bedford Road and St Neots Road.

Yes

No

No

No

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.

151.70

Above

Site not in accordance with the emerging development strategy , Site already allocated in development plan

Exclude from further assessment

Nothing chosen

Nothing chosen

? The site is within or adjoining a defined settlement policy area or within the built form of a small settlement. , 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

++ A site accessibility score of 8 is recorded where 8 is 0 – 10 minutes’ walk.

+ A site accessibility score of 6 is recorded where 6 is 11 – 20 minutes’ walk.

+ The site is within 10 minutes’ walk of a bus stop with a regular bus service (at least hourly) which enables travel 8am-6pm Monday to Friday to a major employer or it is possible to walk to a major employer within 10 minutes.

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

+ The site is not within or adjoining a site of nature conservation importance

xx Protected species recorded on the site

? Uncertain or insufficient information

0 The site is not within or adjoining the green infrastructure opportunity network or the impact of the proposal is neutral.

++ Opportunity area for fewer than 3 ecosystem services.

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

++ A site accessibility score of 8 is recorded where 8 is 0 – 10 minutes’ walk.

+ A site accessibility score of 6 is recorded where 6 is 11 – 20 minutes’ walk

+ The site is within 10 minutes’ walk of a bus stop with a regular bus service (at least hourly) which enables travel 8am-6pm Monday to Friday to a major employer or it is possible to walk to a major employer within 10 minutes.

xx The proposal has the potential to cause very high harm (which may reach the level of substantial harm) to a heritage asset. Development with this level of impact will be removed from further consideration unless it can be demonstrated that the harm can be avoided, mitigated or outweighed by substantial public benefits.

+ Proposal includes permanent economic and employment opportunities.

0 Proposal does not include a main town centre use.

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.

+ The site adjoins 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.

x All or a majority of the site is best and most versatile agricultural land as defined in the NPPF.

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

? Part of a site is within flood zone 2 or 3 but the area proposed for development is in flood zone 1.

+ The site is likely to provide a mix of housing and include affordable housing.

x The development will not meet identified needs eg elderly, care, travellers.

+ The site is within 800m of a facility where cultural or social activities can be accessed.

? Uncertain or insufficient information.

+ 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

++ A site accessibility score of 8 is recorded where 8 is 0 – 10 minutes’ walk.

+ A site accessibility score of 6 is recorded where 6 is 11 – 20 minutes’ walk

+ The site is within 10 minutes’ walk of a bus stop with a regular bus service (at least hourly) which enables travel 8am-6pm Monday to Friday to a major employer or it is possible to walk to a major employer within 10 minutes.

? Potential access requiring mitigation

? Potential capacity problem requiring mitigation

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.

Nothing chosen

main concerns is proximity to bypass

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. 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.

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