Design Guide SPD - Nature - Chapter 8
Support
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16077
Received: 25/01/2023
Respondent: Miss Kathy Keeley
I welcome the plans to incorporate care and maintenance of landscapes. I feel there should also be wildlife care schemes included, probably with the support of wildlife trusts.
I feel special consideration should be given to dog walkers. In Leighton Linslade we have provision of dog poo bins in places where people frequently walk their dogs.
I think all farms and fields should have a "guardian" not directly involved with the care of the field who handles concerns observations and complaints from members of the public and contact details should be on gates.
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I welcome the plans to incorporate care and maintenance of landscapes. I feel there should also be wildlife care schemes included, probably with the support of wildlife trusts.
I feel special consideration should be given to dog walkers. In Leighton Linslade we have provision of dog poo bins in places where people frequently walk their dogs.
I think all farms and fields should have a "guardian" not directly involved with the care of the field who handles concerns observations and complaints from members of the public and contact details should be on gates.
Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16094
Received: 14/02/2023
Respondent: Mr Darren Brooker
8.6.6 This provision is welcome. I would encourage the addition of the words 'small villages' to the sentence, e.g.: "Mixed native hedgerows with trees are typical upon settlement edges, as well as in small villages and in rural areas"
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8.6.6 This provision is welcome. I would encourage the addition of the words 'small villages' to the sentence, e.g.: "Mixed native hedgerows with trees are typical upon settlement edges, as well as in small villages and in rural areas"
Object
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16095
Received: 14/02/2023
Respondent: Mr Darren Brooker
8. There is no provision included here for watercourses, ponds, etc. Watercourses and ponds are critical elements of nature and biodiversity and appropriate provision must be made for them.
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8. There is no provision included here for watercourses, ponds, etc. Watercourses and ponds are critical elements of nature and biodiversity and appropriate provision must be made for them.
Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16096
Received: 14/02/2023
Respondent: Mr Darren Brooker
8.9 Provision needs to be included to ensure that opportunities are taken to reinforce the rural character and local distinctiveness of small villages and rural areas by retaining, expanding and enhancing hedgerows, trees and woodlands; where possible gaps in existing or preexisting woodlands and hedgerows should be filled with suitable species;
8.10 This needs to include the provision for creating nature areas, nature corridors and, where possible, joining existing habitat areas to ensure that species can permiate, and that species 'islands' are reduced, thus increasing biodiversity.
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8.9 Provision needs to be included to ensure that opportunities are taken to reinforce the rural character and local distinctiveness of small villages and rural areas by retaining, expanding and enhancing hedgerows, trees and woodlands; where possible gaps in existing or preexisting woodlands and hedgerows should be filled with suitable species, especially where these woodlands and hedgerows have historically existed but been removed in more recent times due to things such as intensive farming methods or urbanisation. This is particularly important where heritage tree and hedgerow features do, or have previously existed, such as at parish boundaries, estate boundaries, following the Enclosure Acts, or as belts of trees to protect against soil erosion.
8.10 This needs to include the provision for creating nature areas, nature corridors and, where possible, joining existing habitat areas to ensure that species can permiate, and that species 'islands' are reduced, thus increasing biodiversity.
Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16100
Received: 08/02/2023
Respondent: Mrs Ali Bradbury
1. the document overall feels more notes based than instructive (i.e. there is x and y in the area) rather than (' we need more of a and less of b). It could be helpful within the heritage area, for example, to reference a heritage asset guide (like the recent sandstone audit) and have a prioritisation assigned with respect to the importance of the heritage asset within the landscape and its contribution to the sense of place.
2. perhaps it would be good for each landscape area to have their own SPD. I note that Marston Vale have recently completed their SPD and so it would be good to monitor the use of this and gauge the assistance it provides and if it is felt it is a good mechanism then it would be good to replicate this for other landscapes like the Greensand Country.
3. in the nature section it is noted that there is no mention of the Greensand Country and its key habitat areas like ancient woodland, heathland, acidic grasslands. There is also no mention of the NIA in this area which is a significant factor. There are some important landscapes in Central Bedfordshire and we feel it would be very beneficial to cover all of them in this document and refer to their specific habitats and biodiversities.
Overall, however, it is very good to see this document being produced and used.
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1. the document overall feels more notes based than instructive (i.e. there is x and y in the area) rather than (' we need more of a and less of b). It could be helpful within the heritage area, for example, to reference a heritage asset guide (like the recent sandstone audit) and have a prioritisation assigned with respect to the importance of the heritage asset within the landscape and its contribution to the sense of place.
2. perhaps it would be good for each landscape area to have their own SPD. I note that Marston Vale have recently completed their SPD and so it would be good to monitor the use of this and gauge the assistance it provides and if it is felt it is a good mechanism then it would be good to replicate this for other landscapes like the Greensand Country.
3. in the nature section it is noted that there is no mention of the Greensand Country and its key habitat areas like ancient woodland, heathland, acidic grasslands. There is also no mention of the NIA in this area which is a significant factor. There are some important landscapes in Central Bedfordshire and we feel it would be very beneficial to cover all of them in this document and refer to their specific habitats and biodiversities.
Overall, however, it is very good to see this document being produced and used.
Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16108
Received: 20/02/2023
Respondent: Natural England
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Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16115
Received: 20/02/2023
Respondent: Central Bedfordshire Council
7.22.7 Street furniture and signs to avoid street trees to prevent future nuisance
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7.8.8 Access and Minor Streets - 18-20 centimetre girth or greater stock. Change to semi-mature stock to be consistent.
Active Travel Corridors - What are Active Travel Corridors?
Focal Spaces, Nodes and Public open space - not referenced in Highway Construction Standards and Specification Guidance. what are they?
All structural trees are recommended to be planted at semi-mature size. include or greater stock
7.21.2 Consideration must be given to the placing of lighting in relation to property frontage. and street trees to prevent future conflicts or nuisance. A site wide lighting strategy is required for developments.
7.22.7 Street furniture and signs to avoid street trees to prevent future nuisance
Support
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16124
Received: 01/03/2023
Respondent: Chris Stevenson
Agree with all of the laudable aims and ideas. They just need to be implemented :-).
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Agree with all of the laudable aims and ideas. They just need to be implemented :-).
Support
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16133
Received: 02/03/2023
Respondent: The Chiltern Conservation Board
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Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16136
Received: 27/02/2023
Respondent: The Canal & River Trust
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Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16144
Received: 16/02/2023
Respondent: Mr Phil Button
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Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16153
Received: 14/02/2023
Respondent: Mr John Day
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Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16171
Received: 13/03/2023
Respondent: Barton Willmore
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Object
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16193
Received: 16/03/2023
Respondent: Cllr Victoria Harvey
Wind turbines should be seen as adding to the landscape. The Greensand Country needs to be far more integrated into the overall design and landscape and play a much bigger role.
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Wind turbines should be seen as adding to the landscape. The Greensand Country needs to be far more integrated into the overall design and landscape and play a much bigger role.
Object
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16202
Received: 16/03/2023
Respondent: Cllr Victoria Harvey
8.2 The line on opportunities for exercise should be much stronger. The green infrastructure should actively encourage exercise by creating really attractive routes and places to be. Little hillocks and tree trunks and windy paths etc will really increase the activity of children. If a wider variety of flowering shrubs are planted , with links to schools there is a huge opportunity for the journey to school to be a nature discovery route which in turn will promote exercise. Flowering bushes and wild flowers linking into wider networks will encourage walking and cycling to destinations as way of social activity.
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8.2 The line on opportunities for exercise should be much stronger. The green infrastructure should actively encourage exercise by creating really attractive routes and places to be. Little hillocks and tree trunks and windy paths etc will really increase the activity of children. If a wider variety of flowering shrubs are planted , with links to schools there is a huge opportunity for the journey to school to be a nature discovery route which in turn will promote exercise. Flowering bushes and wild flowers linking into wider networks will encourage walking and cycling to destinations as way of social activity.
Object
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16203
Received: 16/03/2023
Respondent: Cllr Victoria Harvey
While I support most of the summary of 8.2.1 there needs to be an explanation of what extremes of weather we are increasingly likely to experience, ie levels of flooding and how much green infrastructure can reduce flooding and urban heat .We lack a document/ policy on CBC's targets for habitats and biodiversity. The UK is the one of the most Nature depleted countries and this needs to be explained. The challenge of obesity and mental health needs to be clearly explained and the in that context the benefits of Green infrastructure
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While I support most of the summary of 8.2.1 there needs to be an explanation of what extremes of weather we are increasingly likely to experience, ie levels of flooding and how much green infrastructure can reduce flooding and urban heat .We lack a document/ policy on CBC's targets for habitats and biodiversity. The UK is the one of the most Nature depleted countries and this needs to be explained. The challenge of obesity and mental health needs to be clearly explained and the in that context the benefits of Green infrastructure
Support
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16204
Received: 16/03/2023
Respondent: Cllr Victoria Harvey
I really support this section especially the local food.
► Space and habitat for wildlife with access to nature for people
► Places for outdoor relaxation and play
► Climate change adaptation - for example flood alleviation and cooling urban heat
► Environmental education
► Local food production - in allotments, orchards, gardens and through agriculture
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I really support this section especially the local food.
► Space and habitat for wildlife with access to nature for people
► Places for outdoor relaxation and play
► Climate change adaptation - for example flood alleviation and cooling urban heat
► Environmental education
► Local food production - in allotments, orchards, gardens and through agriculture
Object
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16205
Received: 16/03/2023
Respondent: Cllr Victoria Harvey
fig 2.13 and 2.14 should include wildflowers, areas of long grass, thicker shrubs, bulb planting etc. There is too much mown grass.
Lnadscape. Greensand Country should strongly described here.
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fig 2.13 and 2.14 should include wildflowers, areas of long grass, thicker shrubs, bulb planting etc. There is too much mown grass.
Lnadscape. Greensand Country should strongly described here.
Object
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16206
Received: 16/03/2023
Respondent: Cllr Victoria Harvey
Flowering bushes and hedges including some non native species if they support pollinators and birds should be included as well as native hedging in boundary treatements. Native hedging such as very prickly hedging of hawthorn etc is not always appropriate and is frequently cut so that it does not provide flowers or berries. There is also a real shortage of flowering shrubs for pollinators.
Figure 2.17 is a biodiversity desert, whereas 2.20 with the flowering aubretia is beautiful and good for pollinators.
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Flowering bushes and hedges including some non native species if they support pollinators and birds should be included as well as native hedging in boundary treatements. Native hedging such as very prickly hedging of hawthorn etc is not always appropriate and is frequently cut so that it does not provide flowers or berries. There is also a real shortage of flowering shrubs for pollinators.
Figure 2.17 is a biodiversity desert, whereas 2.20 with the flowering aubretia is beautiful and good for pollinators.
Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16207
Received: 16/03/2023
Respondent: Cllr Victoria Harvey
Table 10 is very good as a basis but more flowering shrubs going later into the summer and creepers such as honeysuckle should be included. Field Rose ( not dog rose as it is so hard to manage) should be included. There should be a list of non native shrubs to cope with the changing climate over the next 30 years see the RHS guide on adapting to climate change. Areas of long grass are critical for nature and wildflower areas need to be cut and collected, leaving at least a third uncut for hibernating insects
A04
Table 10 is very good as a basis but more flowering shrubs going later into the summer and creepers such as honeysuckle should be included. Field Rose ( not dog rose as it is so hard to manage) should be included. There should be a list of non native shrubs to cope with the changing climate over the next 30 years see the RHS guide on adapting to climate change. Areas of long grass are critical for nature and wildflower areas need to be cut and collected, leaving at least a third uncut for hibernating insects
Object
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16208
Received: 16/03/2023
Respondent: Cllr Victoria Harvey
Spring into summer bulbs need to be included. Spring bulbs can make a huge difference for pollinators. A wide range of bulbs are needed as standard daffodils provide nothing for pollinators. There need to be areas of rotting logs, areas where hedgehogs can hide, areas of dead leaves for insects , and areas of bare earth especially on banks so that solitary bees can make nests. Long grass is needed for butterfly larva. Management of hedges need to follow the RSPB guidance otherwise they have very limited benefit for wildlife.
A04
Spring into summer bulbs need to be included. Spring bulbs can make a huge difference for pollinators. A wide range of bulbs are needed as standard daffodils provide nothing for pollinators. There need to be areas of rotting logs, areas where hedgehogs can hide, areas of dead leaves for insects , and areas of bare earth especially on banks so that solitary bees can make nests. Long grass is needed for butterfly larva. Management of hedges need to follow the RSPB guidance otherwise they have very limited benefit for wildlife.
Object
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16209
Received: 16/03/2023
Respondent: Cllr Victoria Harvey
There is not nearly enough mention of shrubs on their own. Often trees can be too big for streets or countryside areas but a shrub can be a perfect size. Shrubs can be far more beneficial for insects and birds than trees. So a range of native and non native freestanding shrubs should be included with reference to their biodiversity benefits especially for pollinators and nesting birds. Ivy is really important for bees and nesting. Wayfaring Tree is not mentioned nor is Broom which are really important shrubs, honeysuckle and Field Rose are very important.
A04
There is not nearly enough mention of shrubs on their own. Often trees can be too big for streets or countryside areas but a shrub can be a perfect size. Shrubs can be far more beneficial for insects and birds than trees. So a range of native and non native freestanding shrubs should be included with reference to their biodiversity benefits especially for pollinators and nesting birds. Ivy is really important for bees and nesting. Wayfaring Tree is not mentioned nor is Broom which are really important shrubs, honeysuckle and Field Rose are very important.
Object
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16210
Received: 16/03/2023
Respondent: Cllr Victoria Harvey
Risks to wildlife that need to be mitigated. Lighting especially security lighting on houses can be very detrimental to wildlife so conditions should be explored for this, Also cats are major destroyers of birds and so creating habitats for birds that are secure from cats and dogs so fenced off areas and thick bramble bushes so that fledglings can hide in them. Hawthorn trees surrounded by brambles so that birds can be safe from cats. Fenced off areas so that dogs cannot chase off any ground nesting or foraging birds. SUDS need to be managed for wildlife
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Risks to wildlife that need to be mitigated. Lighting especially security lighting on houses can be very detrimental to wildlife so conditions should be explored for this, Also cats are major destroyers of birds and so creating habitats for birds that are secure from cats and dogs so fenced off areas and thick bramble bushes so that fledglings can hide in them. Hawthorn trees surrounded by brambles so that birds can be safe from cats. Fenced off areas so that dogs cannot chase off any ground nesting or foraging birds. SUDS need to be managed for wildlife
Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16211
Received: 15/03/2023
Respondent: Marston Moreteyne Parish Council
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Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16218
Received: 16/03/2023
Respondent: Cllr Victoria Harvey
we need really wild open spaces. i will be sending photos of some examples from Leighton Buzzard.
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we need really wild open spaces. i will be sending photos of some examples from Leighton Buzzard.
Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16223
Received: 15/03/2023
Respondent: Billington Parish Council
8.01Nature. No planning for green spaces east and south of LEIGHTON - LINSLADE . ANY POSSIBLE SPACE becomes yet another building site or even an extension to a quarry.
8.3 INTEGRATION OF DEVELOPMENT WITH THE LANDSCAPE. Once again this is yet another laudable ambition, however there is a lack of evidence that CBC place any weight to this in planning.
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My response to this publication.
7.0 Movement.
7.18 verges.
7.20 drains
7.21 street lighting.
Fine words, but reality has not and continues to fail to match CBC .Officers response
ACCESSABILITY. COMPACT FORM OF DEVELOPMENT.
Laudable ideals, but once again fails to be evident in any development since the Planets Estate.
Sandhills Estate and the vast estates to the East of Leighton Buzzard are a bleak wasteland of houses, built so close together they lack green space, landscape or amenities.
The proposed sports centre seems to require the Tiddenfoot to be demolished, therefore forcing residents near the Town Centre and Linslade to travel by car towards the A5, in order to access the new replacement.
Are there plans in the pipeline to use Tiddenfoot Site to make improvements to Cedars School , or will it too become just another housing estate.
Community Facilities.
Access roads
Open landscape.
Once again laudable suggestions, BUT CBC HISTORY OF APATHY FOR ALL THINGS LEIGHTON -LINSLADE DOES NOT SUPPORT THE TEXT IN THIS DOCUMENT.
7.25 PEDESTRIAN GUARD RAILS.
THESE DO HAVE ADVANTAGES. examples:- at pedestrian crossings, preventing people jay walking diagonally across Pelican Crossings,,.and could provide protection on pathways through villages( eg. Great Billington where the only path is so narrow, the wing mirrors of large lorries overhang the footpath forcing residents into the hedgerow.
8.01Nature. No planning for green spaces east and south of LEIGHTON - LINSLADE . ANY POSSIBLE SPACE becomes yet another building site or even an extension to a quarry.
8.3 INTEGRATION OF DEVELOPMENT WITH THE LANDSCAPE. Once again this is yet another laudable ambition, however there is a lack of evidence that CBC place any weight to this in planning.
Since we are now surrounded by dozens of new developments, it is somewhat late in the day to begin yet again discussiion @ design and types of housing.
The hundreds of houses which circle and engulf the east and south of Leighton -Linslade demonstrate little interest or understanding of any of the statements in this latest Guideline.
CBC are gradually turning a "TOWN WITH MORE HISTORIC BUILDINGS THAN ANY OTHER IN BEDFORDSHIRE" into yet another wilderness of with row upon row of unimaginative houses and even damaging these still further by adding industrial units to complete the picture.
Even a child in primary school would not be expected to add industrial units to where they live,, but rather add trees and green spaces where they could run and play.
A once delightful market town has deteriorated in parts to an ugly unpleasant mess; with traffic chaos caused by the need to continually cross from one side of the town to the other. This chaos would be compounded still further if residents then had to drive across to to reach the planned new sports facility.
MOST WOULD NOT WISH TO NAVIGATE THE INADEQUATE BADLY DESIGNED BY - PASS WHICH WAS OUT OF DATE WHEN CONSTRUCTED. A BY PASS WITH TWO DESIGNATED LANES BETWEEN THE A5 AND THE A 505. WHERE IT MEETS A ROUNDBOUT. THIS ROUNDABOUT IS TOO SMALL FOR TWO LANE TRAFFIC, IS SITED ON A BEND WHICH LIMITS DRIVERS ABILITY TO SEE APPROACING VEHICLES.
To add to the by - pass misery and danger are the new exits from haphazard small developments ( with more soon to be added) from the by - pass to Chartmoor Road..
Frank Muir wrote a book about a dog , The title is " What a Mess!" This best describes reality v fiction!
Helen Thompson.
Chair of Billington Parish Council.
Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16235
Received: 15/03/2023
Respondent: Greensand Trust
8.1 – We welcome the statement that “nature must take a stronghold in the design process from the outset” but this needs clearer explanation of what is meant/required.
• Additionally, this sentiment expressed in 8.1 is not followed through in this section. Better reference should be made to:
o Priority habitats within Central Bedfordshire and their distribution
o The importance of integrating natural habitats within development, enhancing them and improving connectivity between the.
o The importance of providing opportunities for people to engage with nature close to where they live, contributing to health and wellbeing.
o The forthcoming Local Nature Recovery Strategies and the principles behind Nature Recovery (e.g. Bigger, Better, More and Joined-Up – Lawton 2010)
• 8.1.3 should also reference resources available via the Greensand Country website (www.greensandcountry.com/resources), and the Natural Capital Planning documents available via the Bedfordshire LNP website (https://bedfordshirenaturally.com/downloads/)
• 8.2.5 makes reference to the Central Bedfordshire Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy, but as this has not been published yet it is impossible to comment on this section. If the G&B Infrastructure Plan is not published at the time of this Design Guide being adopted then reference should be made to the existing suite of GI Plans covering the area as interim guidance. Text from 8.2.6 should be used here. As a stand alone paragraph, 8.2.6 has the potential to create confusion with 8.2.5 and reference to the G&B Infrastructure Strategy.
• Where reference to the Bedfordshire LNP website is made a link needs to be included (www.bedfordshirenaturally.com)
• Additionally, reference should be made to the Natural England GI Framework, and to ‘parish level’ GI Plans, especially where these have been produced as part of a Neighbourhood Plan.
• 8.6.6 – sandstone boundary walls can also be a suitable boundary treatment where appropriate. This paragraph/section needs clarifying, as it lists hedging as preferential to fencing, but does not explain walling despite picturing it.
• Reinforcing Local Distinctiveness (8.6.10 onwards) should make reference to the work on sense of place and local distinctiveness carried out by the Greensand Country Landscape Partnership through its Landscape Character Assessment and Historic Environment Characterisation, available via www.greensandcountry.com/resources.
• 8.6.7 (Planting) should also reinforce the principle of ‘Right Tree Right Place’ to ensure inappropriate species are not used, and to ensure that trees/woodland are not planted where other habitat types may be a priority. This principle also needs to be embedded in 8.9.4
• 8.8.1 – Management and Maintenance – it is essential that the need to establish sustainable natural habitat management is conveyed so that interest is not lost over time.
• 8.9.2 – reference to Central Bedfordshire being ‘lightly wooded’ (<10%) does not reflect the fact that the Greensand Ridge contains a significant proportion of its woodland (especially ancient woodland). This must be highlighted to ensure opportunities to better buffer and connect ancient woodland are optimized and not lost. Historically development has been allowed, through poor design, too close to ancient woodlands, harming them and permanently losing opportunities for enhancement. The Greensand Country website (www.greensandcountry.com/resources) includes guidance around key habitat types (woodland, grassland and heathland) in Central Bedfordshire.
• 8.9.5 – The statement that CBC’s Heritage Trees are “mostly confined to ancient oak” is completely incorrect. The Greensand Country Landscape Partnership has created a ‘Heritage Tree Trail’ across the area, in association with the National Tree Register, which highlights and interprets a range of different heritage trees of several different species across Central Bedfordshire (and beyond). It is recommended that (a) this paragraph is updated with the National Tree Register, and (b) that imagery from the Heritage Tree Trail is included within the photographs (please contact daniel@greensandcountry.com).
• Figure 221 (LCAs) displays the county boundary, not the C Beds boundary, as noted above.
• 8.11.7 (Design Principles) – While we agree with the sentiment, we feel that the wording here is clumsy. This paragraph should set out that we should seek to enhance the biodiversity value of all green spaces in and around developments, including more formal greenspaces.
• 8.11.12 – We welcome reference to Biodiversity Opportunity Networks. This should include reference to ‘Re-building Bedfordshire’s Biodiversity’, the forthcoming Local Nature Recovery Strategy and Greensand Ridge NIA Policy (EE8).
• 8.11.14 should reference LP Policy EE8 (Greensand Ridge NIA) alongside Policy EE2.
• 8.11.14 – We welcome reference to the Greensand Trust in the context of stakeholder involvement and future management. Reference should also be made here to the Greensand Ridge NIA (Local Plan Policy EE8) and Greensand Country.
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Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16237
Received: 15/03/2023
Respondent: Bedfordshire Local Nature Partnership
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Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16243
Received: 15/03/2023
Respondent: Cass Design
This chapter gives advice on:
• The landscape character of Central Bedfordshire;
• The importance of retaining trees on development sites, specification of new planting, and enhancement of local character;
• The local biodiversity and ways of increasing this including making ecological connections, new green corridors, green roofs, community orchards and managed open space;
• Conservation and creation of new habitats for protected species.
• We support the key headings listed on the divider page 92 (8.0 Nature).
• We suggest the headings from page 92 are carried over the the next page, and /or subheadings grouped into these categories; as the information presented on page 93 can appear overwhelming.
• The Chapter would benefit from a end of section Checklist to summarise design element considererations.
• We note the inclusion of Boundary Treatments section on page 97. This would benefit from cross referencing with the relevant parts in the Built Form section.
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Comment
Central Bedfordshire Design Guide SPD
Representation ID: 16256
Received: 15/03/2023
Respondent: Arrow Planning
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