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Form ID: 3245

Other (please specify)

Agent for Agent. Contact Agent: Woods Hardwick

Yes

Bedford River Valley Park

Map 1233

Arable farmland Mineral extraction

Not stated

Not stated

Not stated

Not stated

No

Housing

Housing , Employment , Retail , All other types

700 to 850 houses and a care home

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

Assisted living care facility

A range between 30 – 40 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

No answer given

No answer given

Local centre

Approx. 750 sq.m

No answer given

No answer given

Boat House – Approx 1,205 sq.m. Primary school – Approx 2,400 sq.m.

Boat House. Primary school.

Suitable access is achievable

See accompanying plans and Supporting Statement.

Yes

No

No

No

700 - 850

No answer given

No answer given

No answer given

2024/25

Adopting measures to reduce carbon emissions and utilise renewable energy sources as much as possible. See enclosed Supporting Statement for further details.

96.93

Above

None

Include in next stage of assessment

Site is available , Site is likely to be achievable

Include in next stage of assessment

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

x A site accessibility score of 4 is recorded where 4 is 21 – 30 minutes’ walk.

x A site accessibility score of 4 is recorded where 4 is 21 – 30 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.

x The site is within or adjoining a site of nature conservation importance

xx Protected species recorded on the site

? Uncertain or insufficient information

+ The site is within or adjoining the green infrastructure opportunity network and able to enhance the network.

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.

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

x A site accessibility score of 4 is recorded where 4 is 21 – 30 minutes’ walk

x A site accessibility score of 4 is recorded where 4 is 21 – 30 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.

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.

+ 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.

+ The proposal includes or is 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.

x The site is separated from 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.

x The site is not within 800m of a facility where cultural or social activities can be accessed.

+ The proposal is for or includes a community use or is likely to promote community collaboration and social interaction eg cultural, social, leisure and sporting uses.

+ 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

x A site accessibility score of 4 is recorded where 4 is 21 – 30 minutes’ walk.

x A site accessibility score of 4 is recorded where 4 is 21 – 30 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.

+ No access constraints

+ No capacity issues

Access onto the A603 (south of the site) using two access points. No existing traffic congestion in the area, however a development of this scale could potentially change that. There is a bus stop on Bedford Road directly outside the site where the 73 bus gives a service to Bedford approximatly every 30 minutes. There is a pavement directly outside the site and the site also connects to an existing off-road cycle track to Bedford (in the north of the site). Improvements to this track are proposed as part of the development. Due to the large scale of development, rerouting the 73 bus which currently passes along Cambridge Rd/Bedford Rd through the site would be beneficial.

Nothing chosen

will need to consider lafarge quarry

Part of the site falls within the boundary of a MSA.

The site is suitable for allocation for a mix of uses including residential development, education, open space and recreation. The site is able to delivery green and blue infrastructure which fits with the Local Plan's objectives. Requirements include - preparation of a masterplan, - development for residential, recreation and open space, - delivery of a watersports lake, - contribution towards and delivery of planting for the Forest of Marston Vale, - Transport assessment, sustainable transport connections and a mobility hub, - site specific flood risk assessment, - consideration of heritage assets, - 2.4ha serviced site for a 2FE primary school. Site is proposed for allocation HOU11 Land at Bedford River Valley Park.

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