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Yes

Land off Great Barford Highstreet, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LF

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Land off Great Barford Highstreet, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LF

Residential

Agricultural

Residential

Agricultural

No

Housing

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4

Family houses

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3dph

Market housing - Owner occupied

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Nothing chosen

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Suitable access is achievable

Via public right of way, as highlighted in the Call for Sites Study, produced by Steve Ritchie Partnership

Yes

No

No

No

4

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2023

Development will be to a high quality, ensuring that unwarranted carbon emissions are kept to a minimum. The protection of the open space will ensure that the site contributes towards the provision of green space and a positive green environment is maintained. This will also represent an enhancement in terms of biodiversity, as ecological habitats will be able to establish if the grazing on the site ceases. Additionally, as the site is located outside the Flood Zones 2 and 3, as is located on higher ground than the Flood Zones, it is unlikely that increased flooding associated with climate change will impact upon the site.

1.70

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 fewer than 3 ecosystem services.

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.

+ The proposal includes or is 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.

x The site is unlikely to provide a mix of housing and/or is unlikely to include affordable housing.

x The development will not meet identified 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

There is an existing access point onto High Street which will need to be widened and improved. Some moderate traffic in the area however will not be impacted given the scale of the development. There are bus stops within 150m where the 27 bus provides approx 4 services per day to Bedford. The main village bus stops are approx 1km away where the 905 bus provides a half hourly service between Bedford and Cambridge. There is an adequate pavement running along the frontage of the site. No specific cycle connectivity however the road in front of the site is a cycle friendly route and connects to the national cycle network about 300m away, providing off-road and quiet road cycle connections to Bedford and St Neots. Ensure a connection to the existing pavement on High Street from the site.

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Entire site falls 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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