Central Bedfordshire Council is asking the public for its views on a new Development Strategy for Central Bedfordshire this summer, which sets out how it will plan the number and location of jobs and homes across Central Bedfordshire between 2011 and 2031.
The Development Strategy is a planning policy document that will play a huge part in shaping the future in Central Bedfordshire. It will set out how much growth and development will need to be planned for, in areas such as housing, employment and commerce. It will also suggest broadly where this should go. At a more detailed level, the Strategy will also set out detailed policies to help determine future planning applications.
Starting on Wednesday, 20 June and running until Wednesday, 8 August, the public consultation will invite comments and views from the local community.
Executive Member for Sustainable Planning and Economic Development, Cllr Nigel Young, said: "We know how much our residents love the area they live in, but we also know they are concerned about things too. Fears about job prospects have doubled in the past two years and families are worried whether it will ever be possible for the next generation to get on the housing ladder. We need to address these issues.
"Thanks to new powers we are no longer required to meet housing targets imposed by Central Government. We are masters of our own destiny and have reduced the scale of planned development, whilst also ensuring there will be enough new and affordable homes that our communities need."
Everyone is invited to comment on the strategy, which can be viewed on the council’s website at http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/planning/strategic-planning/default.aspx
Copies of the documents are available to view at council customer service centres and libraries. Summary leaflets will also be available in these locations.
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