Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 Plan for Submission consultation 15th June – 29th July 2022

Dear Residents

 

I have received the email below from the Borough Council.  I have a hard copy of the plan, and if you wish to read it, please let me know.

Helen Glanville

Clerk.

 

Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040

Plan for Submission consultation 15th June – 29th July 2022

 

The Borough Council has prepared the Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 for submission and is consulting on the soundness of the plan before sending it to the Planning Inspectorate for independent scrutiny.

 

The consultation commences on 15th June 2022 and will last for six weeks ending on 29th July 2022 at 5pm.

Unfortunately we are unable to offer any extensions to the consultation close. The responses to this consultation will be forwarded on to the Planning Inspectorate and any late responses will need to be marked as such. There can be no guarantee that responses received after the close of the consultation will be taken into consideration.

 

It is the Borough Council’s intention that the document will eventually be adopted as part of the development plan. The timetable for the adoption of the plan is set out in the Council’s Local Development Scheme (LDS) which can be viewed at www.bedford.gov.uk/LDS

Copies of the Plan for Submission, Sustainability Appraisal and supporting documents can also be found on the Council’s website at www.bedford.gov.uk/localplan2040

 

Below you will find further details about the consultation process, where the documents may be inspected, the deadline for comments and how to respond.

 

You should already have received a parish pack which includes posters for you to display in your community on notice boards, in village halls and in shops etc. along with a paper copy of the Plan for Submission for you to make available to those residents who may have difficulty accessing information electronically. If you would like additional posters or have a query about the consultation please contact the Policy Team planningpolicy@bedford.gov.uk or call Kim Wilson on 01234 228484. 

 

Yours sincerely

Gill Cowie

Manager for Planning and Housing Strategy

 

 


STATEMENT OF REPRESENTATIONS PROCEDURE

 

BEDFORD BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN 2040: PLAN FOR SUBMISSION JUNE 2022

 

Bedford Borough Council is publishing its Local Plan 2040 Plan for submission for a six week period of public consultation from Wednesday 15 June 2022 to 5pm on Friday 29 July 2022 and your comments on the soundness of the Plan are invited.

 

The Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 sets out borough wide planning policies and makes specific site allocations and land designations in the borough. It provides detailed proposals to meet the borough’s development requirements up to 2040. The Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 covers the whole of the Bedford Borough administrative area.

 

Detailed information about the consultation is also available here www.bedford.gov.uk/LocalPlan2040

On this web page you will find:

  • The Plan for Submission
  • A summary leaflet (also to be delivered to all households in the Borough)
  • Supporting documents
  • Frequently Asked Questions that will be updated as the consultation progresses
  • A link to respond to the consultation on-line
  • A response form to download

 

Paper copies: If you can’t access the Council’s web site:

  • Paper copies of the plan have been provided to all parish and town councils
  • You can read a paper copy of the plan and supporting documents by appointment at the Customer Service Centre, Horne Lane, Bedford (call 01234 267422 to make an appointment)
  • Copies of the plan and key documents are also available at the following libraries during normal opening hours.

 

Bedford Central Library, Harpur Street, Bedford

 

 Wootton Library, Lorraine Road, Wootton
Bromham Library, Springfield Drive, Bromham Putnoe Library, Putnoe Street, Bedford

 
Kempston Library, Halsey Road, Kempston

 

 Bedford Mobile Library

 
Biggleswade Library, Chestnut Avenue, Biggleswade Flitwick Library, Coniston Road, Flitwick

 
Rushden Library, Newton Road, Rushden

 

 St. Neots Library, Priory Lane, St Neots

 

 

If you have difficulty using the above methods to look at the consultation information please contact the Planning Policy team on 01234 718070 and we will be happy to help.

 

How to respond

You can respond to the consultation with comments on the soundness of the plan by:

 

  • Submitting your comments via our on-line consultation system here (you will need to create an account if you do not already have one): Local Plan 2040 Plan for Submission. This allows you to save comments as you go along, and return to your response at a later time before you submit it.  It also retains a copy for your records. Responding on-line will help to improve the efficiency of the plan-making process. Please add your comments against the individual paragraphs, policies and supporting documents.
  • Downloading the response form, completing it and returning it attached to an email (as a WORD document) to planningforthefuture@bedford.gov.uk
  • Completing a paper response form and sending it (with a stamp) to Planning Policy Team, Bedford Borough Council, Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP
  • Please note that all comments received will be made public.

 

Future Notification: Representations may be accompanied by a request to be notified at a specified address of any of the following:

  • When the Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 has been submitted for independent examination under Section 20 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended);
  • When  the report of any person appointed to carry out an independent examination of the Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 is published;
  • When the Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 has been adopted

 

 

If you have a query which is not answered by the FAQs

 

  • Email your question to planningpolicy@bedford.gov.uk and we will email you back (please put ‘consultation question’ in the email title) or
  • Call 01234 718300 where you can leave a brief message outlining your query and a number we can call you back on.
  • Come along and talk to us at one of our drop in sessions. We will be in:

–        The Howard Centre, Bedford (by the indoor entrance to TKMaxx) between 11am and 2pm on the following days:

Saturday 25th June, Wednesday 29th June, Wednesday 20th July, and Saturday 23rd July; and

–        St. Neots Library (inside), Priory Lane, St. Neots PE19 2BH between 11am and 2pm on Saturday 9th July 2022.

 

 

Please do not submit your consultation response more than once – there is no need to send both electronically and in paper.