Beds CPRE Slam
CBC Local Plan
The Bedfordshire Arm of the
Campaign for Rural England have
torn apart the new local plan for
Central BedfordshiRe
A report by CPRE on the recently published document slates the
document and asks for CBC to ‘look again at the plan’. CPRE criticise
CBC for issuing the plan during summer holidays saying this is
‘hardly democratic’.
The introduction of the report states that CPRE Bedfordshire has
‘major concerns’ over a number of the proposals made in the Plan
stating they are ‘unjustified, contrary to national planning policy and
may ultimately weaken the Plan’.
The report disputes CBC’s figure on housing saying the planned
figure of 20,000 to 30,000 new homes is more likely to be 42,600 and
54,960 as stated elsewhere in the plan.
The report goes on the dispute sections on employment, transport
and available land within the area.
You can view the CPRE report on the Local Plan here:
www.cprebeds.org.uk/news/current-events-2/item/download/717
Central
Bedfordshire
Council held a
‘Drop-In’ session
on July 26th to
display and hear
views/comments
on their New Local
Plan. Around 90
people turned out at Arlesey Village Hall to
view the outlined information.
The plan sets out Central Bedfordshire Council vision for the next 20
years. Mainly the plan centres on a huge number of dwellings being
built in areas around the county. An extra 2,000 houses are in the plan
for Arlesey. This is over and above the 1,400 houses destined to be
built after the adoption of the Arlesey Masterplan in 2015. Work on
this initial expansion is due to start later this year.
As reported in last month’s on the button the Draft Local Plan can
be viewed online and residents can comment on the document. Visit :
www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/planning/policy/local-plan/
local-plan.aspx
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ATC object to
proposed bridge
PLAN FOR NEW BRIDGE FOR ARLESEY
MASTERPLAN NOT SYMPATHETIC
An application has been lodged with CBC Planning Department for a
bridge over the A507 east of Arlesey as part of the Masterplan for the
village. The structure which is proposed to link the new development
with Etonbury Wood, Etonbury Academy and Stotfold.
Arlesey Town Council discussed the bridge at a meeting recently
the Town Council has lodged an objection with Central Bedfordshire
Council in writing, highlighting the metal and wooden bridge was
unsympathetic to the emerging neighbourhood plan.
View plans for the proposed bridge here:
www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/planning/view-comment/
applications.aspx and search for application CB/17/02681/FULL
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