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Central Bedfordshire Council
As part of its Local Plan review, Central Bedfordshire Council is calling for landowners with brownfield sites to submit them to the Council for an assessment until 2nd December 2024. If this exercise fails to secure enough land to meet the potential needs in the plan period, the Council would launch a full Call for Sites on 9th December which would include greenfield sites.
The brownfield Call for Sites is being undertaken to request sites for the following uses:
Once submitted, sites will be subject to an assessment of their suitability, availability and achievability for the development type proposed.
Huntingdonshire District Council
Information on the Council website advises that although the main Call for Sites has closed, it is recognised that circumstances change and some people may still wish to put sites forward for consideration as allocations in the Local Plan update. Any sites submitted now will be taken into account in the preparation of the Preferred Options consultation scheduled for autumn/winter 2025.
Bedford Borough Council
The Planning Inspector who presided over the examination of the Bedford Local Plan 2040 hearings raised significant concerns about the soundness of the Plan, meaning that the Plan cannot progress to the modifications stage.
Regarding the projected housing land supply, the Inspector reckoned that there would be an overall shortfall of at least 2,000 homes in the Plan period and as such, the Council was advised to find ways to make up for the shortfall. One of the options is to consider the possibility of additional sites.
Should the Council take forward this option, there might be an opportunity to promote land with potential for housing development. We would be happy to advise you further should the Council call for sites for housing development.
Please contact us in the first instance if you need assistance to promote your land.
A couple of important updates on Local Plans which you may be interested in.
Milton Keynes Call for Sites Announced
Milton Keynes Council has announced a call for sites exercise commencing on 23rd February 2022 until 5pm on 20th April 2022. This is the first stage in reviewing their Local Plan (Plan:MK) and will form part of a Land Availability Assessment which is also being consulted on until 20th April 2022.
The Land Availability Assessment will provide the Council with an understanding of land that is available within the area for different types of development during the new Local Plan period of 2022 to 2050.
If you have land which you consider may have future development potential and would like us to submit a representation on your behalf, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Central Bedfordshire Local Development Scheme Published
Central Bedfordshire adopted its Local Plan on 22nd July 2021 and this included a requirement to undertake a partial review of the Plan within six months of adoption.
The Council has now published its new Local Development Scheme which outlines its proposed timeline for the partial review of the Local Plan 2021 and the preparation of the Local Plan Update.
The Local Plan review commenced at the beginning of 2022 and will be complete by August/September 2022.
The Local Plan Update is proposed to begin in August/September 2022 with a Regulation 18 (evidence gathering) consultation to take place September to November 2024. It is anticipated that the Plan will be submitted for examination in November 2025.
We will provide you with more information on this when announced.
For more information or to find out how our Planning & Development department can help you please contact Shannon Fuller, Assistant Planner, on 01234 362913 or email sef@robinsonandhall.co.uk
