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Agent

Yes

Land off Roxton Road, Great Barford

Map 1233

Agricultural

Agricultural

Residential

Residential

Residential / Community

No

Housing

Housing , All other types

100

Family houses

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29 dph

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

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Nothing chosen

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5.5 ha

Informal Green Amenity Space, Children’s Play Areas (informal and equipped), Attenuation, Planting, Cycle/Pedestrian Links

Suitable access is achievable

Suitable highway access can be achieved on to and from Roxton Road. Pedestrian access can be achieved off Penwrights Lane.

Yes

No

No

No

100

No answer given

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2024

As part of the scheme being brought forward, means of mitigating climate change in accordance with Policy 51S will be thoroughly considered and where viable can be implemented as part of the proposals. Great Barford is a key rural growth settlement identified for development which can accommodate, sustainably, a strategic scale of development which will contribute to meeting local housing requirements. The site is located within close proximity to local services and facilities which are easily accessible by foot and cycle. The enhancement and creation of additional foot and cycle paths within the scheme design further improves the permeability of the site and connections to the surrounding area. A detailed Drainage Assessment has been undertaken for the site which identifies that surface water run-off from the site will be accommodated in on-site attenuation basins and discharged back into the system at greenfield run-off rate. This ensures that flood risk will not be increased elsewhere and meets the tests of paragraph 163 of the NPPF. New landscaping and planting will be introduced as part of the development, to enhance biodiversity and the site’s environmental context. The development, in line with Policy 51S will seek to explore the use of renewable energy sources and the proposals will also minimise the use of water in line with Policy 52.

9.94

Above

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.

++ A site accessibility score of 8 is recorded where 8 is 0 – 10 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

? Uncertain or insufficient information.

? 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 3 or more ecosystem services covers less than 25% 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.

+ 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.

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.

x The proposal does not include and is not 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.

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.

+ The development will meet identified housing 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

+ 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

? Potential capacity problem requiring mitigation

Extended version of site 355 above. Vehicular access is proposed onto Roxton Road and pedestrian access is proposed onto Penwrights Lane. Some moderate traffic in the area and the size of this development could possibly make this worse. There are bus stops within 250m of the site where the 905 bus provides a half-hourly service between Bedford and Cambridge. Pedestrian access is proposed onto Penwrights Lane, however this is currently an unpaved track so will need to be paved. Pedestrian access should also be given alongside the vehicular access onto Roxton Road where there is an existing adequate pavement. There are no direct cycle connections however the national cycle network passes nearby further up Roxton Road providing off-road or quiet road connections to St Neots and Bedford. Pedestrian access should also be given onto Roxton Road. Consider upgrading the pavement on Roxton Road to a shared cycle/pedestrian path to connect with the existing shared path further up Roxton Road.

Nothing chosen

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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