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Form ID: 1473

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Option agreement in place

Yes

Land to the rear of no.85 Cotton End Road, Wilstead, Bedford MK45 3DP

Map 1233

Agriculture, paddock land and Class B8 storage and distribution

Agriculture (Arable)

Housing

Agriculture (Arable)

Housing

Yes

Housing

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Family houses , Flats

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30 dph

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

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Nothing chosen

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Suitable access is achievable

As shown on the attached site location plan

Yes

Yes

No

No

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The site is available and deliverable in the short term. Bloor Homes has an option to develop the site for housing. Full delivery is achievable within 1-5 years.

Mitigation through water and energy efficiency, appropriate layout, design and landscaping, the use of renewable energy (where appropriate) and a sustainable drainage strategy.

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Site not in accordance with the emerging development strategy

Exclude from further assessment

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? The site is within or adjoining 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. , xx A site accessibility score of 0 is recorded where 0 is more than 30 minutes’ walk.

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

x The site is within 10 minutes’ walk of a bus stop with an infrequent bus service (less frequent than hourly each day) which enables travel 8am6pm Monday to Friday to a major employer.

+ 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

x Protected species could be affected.

? 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.

x Opportunity area for 3 or more ecosystem services covers 25-50% of the site.

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

? The site is within or adjoining 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 8 is recorded where 8 is 0 – 10 minutes’ walk.

x The site is within 10 minutes’ walk of a bus stop with an infrequent bus service (less frequent than hourly each day) which enables travel 8am6pm Monday to Friday 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.

0 Proposal is not employment related.

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.

+ The proposal includes or is within 800m of a publicly accessible sports facility.

0 The proposal is likely to have a neutral effect on the landscape.

+ 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.

? 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).

+ 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.

0 Neutral.

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

? The site is within or adjoining 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 8 is recorded where 8 is 0 – 10 minutes’ walk

x The site is within 10 minutes’ walk of a bus stop with an infrequent bus service (less frequent than hourly each day) which enables travel 8am6pm Monday to Friday to a major employer.

+ No access constraints

? Potential capacity problem requiring mitigation

The site is located north of Cotton End Road in the village of Wilstead approximately 6.0 miles south of Bedford town centre. The access arrangements are indicated to be between properties 77 - 83 Cotton End Road. Some moderate congestion in the vicinity. The access road is directly opposite a bus stop with bus layby and will also affect the bus stop and bus shelter immediately outside the site. Cotton End Road is a single carriageway road with footways of approximately 1.2m in width on either side at this location. Cyclist can use the road surface and other quiet roads in the vicinity, however there are no dedicated facilities. An access road would need to be provided which is in accordance with Bedford Borough Council's highway standards. The preferred position for the new access road needs to be determined in order to comply with required visibility splays. The bus stop/shelter will affected by the access road and it will need to be relocated at a position agreed with Bedford Borough Council as the highway authority. Real-time bus information should be considered in order to maximise the use of the bus service. A Transport Assessment (TA) will be needed to support any planning application for the proposal.

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no noise concerns

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.

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