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New searchAgent for agent: Please contact Mark Harris, Bidwells
Luton Road, Wilstead 3.18 ha
Vacant. Also, In part – was former campsite with shower block and access road
Residential and static home park
Open countryside
Static home park and open countryside
Residential and open countryside
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Please see submitted plans. Access to the public highway can be safely provided onto Luton Road with adequate forward visibility as demonstrated by a Road Safety Audit.
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2023
The site would contribute towards ensuring that the housing needs of the area can be met outside any of the more vulnerable areas of Bedford, including those at risk from flooding or in a more sensitive landscape. It has been assumed that only around 55% of the site would be developed for residential purposes with the remainder being given over to green infrastructure including landscape enhancements, open space and SUDS, which along with the retained woodland, as advocated by paragraph 150 of the NPPF. The development will be constructed to the highest standards with opportunities for the layout, building orientation and massing of the development, along with the landscaping, to be utilised to minimise energy consumption. Importantly, as is shown on the enclosed indicative masterplan, there is an opportunity for onsite play, helping to negate the need to travel, and the development would provide pedestrian routes onto Luton Road from which a number of day-to-day facilities can be accessed on foot or by regular bus connections.
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The Applicant claims that access to the public highway can be safely provided onto Luton Road with adequate forward visibility as demonstrated by a Road Safety Audit. Traffic congestion in the surrounding area is low/moderate. The closest bus stop is over 800m North of the site on Bedford Road. It serves bus routes 44 and 81, both with hourly services. There is no cycling infrastructure or routes in the area. Vehicle access appears to be feasible, but would require road works and removal of foliage. The site access is on a section of Luton Road that does not have any footway. This can be mitigated by providing one that would tie into the existing footpath just a few hundred metres north.
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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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Land West of Balls Lane, Willington 14 ha
Vacant
Residential
Bound by Bedford Road beyond which is residential development
Balls Lane and agricultural fields, beyond which is residential development
Hanson concrete factory
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Net- 30-35 dph
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Please see submitted location plan and Vision Document. Access would be created from Balls Lane.
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2023
The site would contribute towards ensuring that the housing needs of the area can be met outside any of the more vulnerable areas of Bedford, including those at risk from flooding or in a more sensitive landscape. Importantly the site would contribute to realising the wider green infrastructure aspirations for the area set out in policies AD24-AD26 of the adopted Local Plan. As is set out in more detail in the accompanying Vision document, the site lies within a Green Infrastructure Opportunity Zone and the proposal presented sets out how a sensitive residential development would release a significant amount of land which could be improved as a multi-functional green space. Further, this area will provide opportunities for new tree planting, in line with the aspirations for the Marston Vale Forest which would help mitigate any climate change impacts. The development of 150 units would help to support local facilities, including the primary school and post office, which are essential to maintaining the sustainability of rural settlements. Without new development of an appropriate scale in rural areas, it is likely that facilities will not be able to be sustained and more people will need to travel for day-to-day services and facilities, to the detriment of the environment. The development will be constricted to the highest standards with opportunities for the layout, building orientation and massing of the development, along with the landscaping, to be utilised to minimise energy consumption.
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Access onto Balls Lane, which then connects to Bedford Rd. The section of Balls Lane between the site and Bedford would need to be widened to accommodate this scale of development. Occasional congestion on Bedford Rd. A bus stop is within 100m of the site entrance with the 73 bus providing a connection to Bedford approximately every 30 minutes. There is a public footpath running through the site however a separate hardstanding pedestrian access will need to be provided, likely onto Bedford Rd with a pedestrian crossing linking to the existing pavement. There is no specific cycle connectivity however cycling towards the A421 via Cardington connects to a traffic-free cycle route on the edge of Bedford taking you towards the centre. The stretch of Balls Lane between the proposed access point and Bedford Rd will need to be widened to accommodate for traffic from a development of this size. Pedestrian access will need to be provided, this is most likely through a separate access onto Bedford Rd, with a pedestrian crossing to the existing pavement. Better cycle signage directing residents towards the traffic-free cycle path starting on the outskirts of Bedford would be beneficial.
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The site has been excluded from further assessment at Stage 1 because its location is not in accordance with the development strategy.
