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Form ID: 746

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Roxton Garden Centre, Bedford Road, Bedford, MK44 3DY 4.9 ha

Map 1233

Garden centre, restaurant and ancillary businesses (sui generis) Retail (A1)

Not stated

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Yes

Employment

Retail , Hotel , All other types

No answer given

Nothing chosen

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Nothing chosen

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Nothing chosen

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B8. A1

TBC

Mixed-use service station operations, retail and sui generis (based on the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020)

TBC

TBC

Not Stated

Not Stated

Not Stated

Suitable access is achievable

The site’s main access is located to the north of the buildings, on Bedford Road.

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No answer given

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A phased approach is anticipated (considering Highways England’s partial temporary acquisition) whereby the first elements of the scheme could begin within a year of allocation, subject to achieving planning consent.

The development proposals will be designed to mitigate impact, paying consideration to its carbon footprint.

4.78

Above

None

Include in next stage of assessment

Site is available

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

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

+ A site accessibility score of 6 is recorded where 6 is 11 – 20 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

? 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 fewer than 3 ecosystem services.

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

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

+ A site accessibility score of 6 is recorded where 6 is 11 – 20 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.

+ 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.

x The proposal does not include and is not 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.

+ All or a majority of the site is 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.

+ 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).

0 Residential development not proposed.

0 Residential development not proposed.

x The site is not 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.

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

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

+ A site accessibility score of 6 is recorded where 6 is 11 – 20 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

+ No capacity issues

Access from north (Bedford Road) frontage of site. The W9 bus service running once monthly serves the site, further away to the south (approx 800m) are 2 hail and ride bus services and the twice hourly 905 service. The site is served by a paved shared footway route on the southern side of Bedford Rd with other shared footway and off-road routes available to the north.

Nothing chosen

no concerns for B1 use

Entire site falls within the boundary of a MSA.

The site is suitable for allocation for employment development and is included within a larger site (Site 1355) proposed for allocation EMP8 Land at Roxton, SW of Black Cat roundabout.

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