Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 Plan for Submission

Object

Representation ID: 10356

Received: 29/07/2022

Respondent: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Agent: James Lawson Planning Ltd

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The local plan is considered to be unsound as it is not ‘justified’ insofar as the current approach does not reflect the most appropriate strategy taking into account the reasonable alternatives, and based on proportionate evidence.

In the second sentence of the policy (lines 3-4) the wording lacks clarity in its cross reference to the Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP), as the requirement for all major residential led allocations to provide for/ fund all necessary infrastructure to achieve sustainable new communities is not sufficiently clear.

The policy should provide an overarching requirement for all major residential led allocations to provide for/ fund all necessary infrastructure set out in the IDP, particularly as each separate policy allocation references different types of infrastructure with no consistent theme.

Object

Representation ID: 10357

Received: 29/07/2022

Respondent: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Agent: James Lawson Planning Ltd

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The local plan is considered to be unsound as it is not ‘justified’ insofar as the current approach does not reflect the most appropriate strategy taking into account the reasonable alternatives, and based on proportionate evidence.

In the second sentence (lines 2-3) of the paragraph the omission to make refence to the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) and its funding requirements to mitigate planned growth as an essential social infrastructure provider is unwarranted, as EEAST has an important role to play in ensuring that planned growth is supported and community cohesion and safety within sustainable new communities is achieved.

Reference should be made in the text to EEAST.