Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation

Object

Representation ID: 6278

Received: 10/09/2021

Respondent: Kelly

I am a resident of Wilstead who have lived in the village for over 40 years, at the time I lived and worked in Wilstead, but over the last decade the village is starting to take on the semblance of a small town, which is not what I moved here for, I see buy your proposed plan that some of the area of Wilstead will be looked at to expand, can I remind you that the village has already expanded over the last few years and I feel it has reached its nominal size and any increase will only be of detriment to the area , meaning the roads and local services will not cope with further expansion, particularly when there are other areas which you have still not fully developed which was part of the Wixam plan and the southern bypass, there are many areas along the bypass which could be developed as new villages which would not effect the original villages around the southern part of Bedford, Wixam still has development land to fill along with several areas from the start of the bypass up to the Marstom Mortain area, I would also like an answer to the question who are these houses for certainly not local people as the expansion of Wilstead did not increase with local people only from outside the area, also the natural beauty of the village will be lost along with the habitats of rare birds such as kite and the dear tracks that circle the village along with foxes and other small mammals.

Please reconsider your plans and fill in the areas that are vacant around the bypass if you have to before condemning the village to becoming a small town like Kempston.