Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 Plan for Submission

Comment

Representation ID: 9553

Received: 19/07/2022

Respondent: Oakley Parish Council

Oakley PC supports the allocation of up to 50 houses in Oakley to 2040 but considers that the overall housing allocation in the 2040 Plan is too high as the standard method of calculating housing allocations is inaccurate and inappropriate. The Plan states that that the Borough Council will make provision for the significantly higher housing numbers in the Oxford/Cambridge Arc joint declaration, which is far greater than the locally calculated need.

Comment

Representation ID: 9554

Received: 19/07/2022

Respondent: Oakley Parish Council

Oakley PC considers that EWR should be routed along the A421. The 2040 Plan states that new developments at Kempston and Little Barford at the intersections of EWR stations and the A421 would enable road and rail connections, therefore an EWR route alongside the A421 would support the new developments and provide true transport hubs for both road and rail links.

Comment

Representation ID: 9555

Received: 19/07/2022

Respondent: Oakley Parish Council

Oakley PC considers that insufficient consideration has been given to senior school places for students from new developments. 500 homes will be built in Clapham and Bromham but Lincroft School is in a poor state of repair and has no space to expand to accommodate additional students. School place planning is not transparent in the 2040 Plan.

Comment

Representation ID: 9556

Received: 19/07/2022

Respondent: Oakley Parish Council

Oakley PC considers that insufficient consideration has been given to how adequate water and sewage systems can be supplied to new developments as Bedford Borough is in one of the driest parts of the country.