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Park Farm West End Stagsden Bedford MK43 8SZ
Grazing land and chicken coops for rehabilitation of ex-battery hens and adapted kennels and runs and stable for rescued rabbits and goats.
Arable farming
Arable and dedicated wildlife habitat copse
Arable farming
Arable, stable complex, house, horse pasture and set aside. Christmas tree farm, shop and houses.
Total 4 Category C3 homes (more if Council requires).
One home to rent for apprentice rural crafts person and/or family with connections to the area.
0.125 acres per home excluding communal garden, orchard, greenhouse and wildlife areas.
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Existing paddock entrance would be re-established to give single access point directly onto the adopted highway Stagsden West End Road.
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The approaches proposed in response to the demands of climate change are described under each of the specific policies below:- Policy 51S: Climate change strategic approach General observations: The methods and technologies selected meet best practice as a minimum and have been specifically aligned to respect constraints of the sites history. The previous owners sold-off paddock turf and top soil for use in housing in Buckinghamshire. Former owners then used area for goats and exercising their breeding and exhibition dogs. Consider the land to be Grade 4 and of a size difficult to farm effectively. The existing trees and hedgerows will be maintained. The site will be enhanced and managed to give linking corridors to an existing pond and surrounding wildlife spaces. Our past activities have lent support to threatened species including migrating turtle doves. Further selective native planting will enhance the biodiversity of the site. Policy 52: Water demand Restrict water use to less than 110 litres per person per day in line with Building Regulations. Collect grey, rain and surface waters where possible and use to replace fresh water wherever possible. Employ on-site sewage treatment Policy 53: Development and accessibility Convenient foot and cycle access exists to Brown’s Gift and Farm shop in Stagsden and onward to Bromham for GP Surgery, Post Office, Library and additional shops. These centres also provide public transport connections for easy travel to the major town centres of Bedford, Northampton, Milton Keynes and beyond. Top of Stagsden West End Lane meets A422 with its major public transport links to Oxford and Cambridge soon to be enhanced with railway link from Bedford. Any wider personal mobility needs will be met by shared electric transport, and use of taxi from company already in Stagsden West End. High-speed broadband will continue to meet wider communication needs e.g. health care, social interaction and provide for shopping on-line as required. The design layout planned, will employ the dwellings form and fabric to promote residents’ health and well-being. The design layout will provide high comfort levels and good daylight by maximising the benefits available from natural ventilation and solar gain whilst avoiding over-heating. Policy 54: Energy efficiency The dwellings’ designs and utilisation will employ a holistic range of proven methodologies to achieve better than the 19% reduction below the Building Regulations requirement. Site orientation and design layouts will maximise the availability of useful solar gain. Form, fabric and air-tightness will be used to minimise the demand for applied energy. The use of high efficiency building services employing heat recovery, underfloor heating, smart controls will make efficient use of the energy consumed. On-site renewable energy systems (solar PV and wind turbines with battery storage) and integrated heat pumps will minimise the use of carbon fuels. Effective daylight use will maximised and supplemented by high efficiency LEDs where necessary. Energy to provide for hot water use will be minimised by utilising water efficient (and where appropriate low temperature) appliances. Household appliances will be AA or above rated.
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Low highway congestion surrounding area and nearby A422 Newport Pagnell Road, to the North of the site. No pedestrain or cycle access. Currently no access onto Stagsden West End Road. The closest bus stop is a 3km drive to the West, in Astwood. The road is very narrow with no pedestrian footway. However, there is land >1m wide next to the road. This could be formalised as a pedestrian footway. Alternatively, this could be designated as a shared pedestrian and cycle path.
no noise concerns
The site has been excluded from further assessment at Stage 1 because its location is not in accordance with the development strategy.