Have your say on plans for the land off Potton Road, Biggleswade

A public exhibition will kick off a consultation on development plans for the land off Potton Road in Biggleswade.

  

The land, which has be allocated for housing under policy HA1 of Central Bedfordshire Council’s Site Allocations Development Plan Document (North), is on the north-west of Potton Road (B1040), to the north-east of Biggleswade.

  

 There will be an exhibition on Thursday, 13 March at Biggleswade Town Council Offices, The Old Court House, 4 Saffron Road, Biggleswade between 2-8pm where residents can view the plans and have their say on the emerging development proposals. The public consultation also kicks off on 13 March and will run until Wednesday 9 April.

The plans and consultation questionnaire will be available from 13 March online at www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/consultations, or paper copies can be viewed at:

• Biggleswade Library, Chestnut Avenue, Biggleswade
• Biggleswade Town Council Offices, The Old Court House, 4 Saffron Road,Biggleswade
• Central Bedfordshire Council Offices, Priory House, Chicksands

Residents can also request a paper copy by contacting the Local Planning and Housing Team on LDF@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or calling 0300 300 4353.

Cllr Nigel Young, Executive Member for Strategic Planning and Economic Development, said: “The site has been allocated a minimum of 330 dwellings and we want to make sure there is a solid development brief in place. This brief can then be adopted by the council as technical guidance for that site and so we want to make sure that local residents can have their say on the initial proposals.

“We would encourage people to go along to the exhibition and have their say during the consultation. It is important that we have a good Development Brief in place for when planning applications come in to ensure any applications follow a quality design that builds on the existing character of Biggleswade.

Cllr Young added: “The consultation means that the local community can comment on the broad view of the development now in order to have more control over the plans in the future.”

The development brief is being produced by developers Bellway Homes and Bloor Homes working alongside the council.