Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 Plan for Submission

Support

Representation ID: 10496

Received: 29/07/2022

Respondent: Sharnbrook Parish Council

Sharnbrook Parish Council (SPC) notes the draft Local Plan 2040 (LP2040), and finds that the proposals put forward are robust.
SPC agrees that development in the North Bedfordshire area is both limited for further development and is already delivering house build (and associated infrastructure and services) through the LP2030 and other associated planning permissions. Development, in particular through Neighbourhood Plans, are already well advanced for the next decade. We remain unconvinced with the number of houses that are required in theBorough area. This is far higher than other corresponding areas, and urges the Borough Council to push back when appropriate. As far as is possible, new development should take place on brownfield sites before any development takes place on greenfield landscape – once it is gone, it is gone for good.
We support development along the corridor of the A421 and its environs to allow greater sustainability, and in particular, that of transport and ease of access to major employment areas, as well as the urban connnections.