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Transport Technical Paper [EXAM 114]

3. Appendix 1: Sustainable Transport in Central Bedfordshire

Representation ID: 14627

Received: 12/08/2020

Respondent: Mr Andrew Long

Representation Summary:

A01
P07
No mention of Wixams Railway Station, no evidence of SoCG with rail companies, no mention of RFI.

Full text:

Having attended the “Transport” hearing before the Planning Inspectors at Chicksands on 23rd July 2019 I naturally still have concerns from a transport perspective.
I would therefore like my concerns brought to the attention of the Planning Inspectors, as you sensibly suggest, as a formal submission as comments on the Transport Technical Paper as part of the continuing consultation, and passed on to the Inspectors for their consideration.
My comments from a land use and transport planning perspective, as follows : -
There does not appear to be an updated Local Transport Plan (LTP), despite the fact that many adjoining local authorities now have these – either in draft or final forms.

There is mention in Appendix 1 of the Transport Technical Paper of the Access for All bid for Flitwick railway station. When the DfT made additional funding available after the last bid round, Flitwick gained approval in March 2020. So like Biggleswade it now requires delivery. No doubt Central Beds will take this into account.
There is no mention of Strategic Rail Freight/Intermodal Interchanges : Sundon adjacent to M1 Junction 11A and the new M1 – A6 link road; Ridgmont - despite the planning application for the additional warehousing/enlargement of the existing there. Given East West Rail (EWR) this is a serious omission at such a key location. Ridgmont is also immediately adjacent to Junction 13 of the M1 motorway.
Under sustainable travel/transport there is no mention of the proposed Wixams railway station (an initiative admittedly largely by Bedford Borough Council) – but half the Wixams garden villages growth site is within the CBC unitary authority.
If there is common ground between CBC and Highways England, where is the common ground between CBC and the rail industry, including Network Rail, TOCs and the East West Rail (EWR) Company?
I note with particular interest the recent planning application for the proposed Flitwick Transport Interchange scheme, which was submitted towards the end of last week to Central Beds Council as the planning authority. This follows the part-funding for the scheme announced by SEMLEP on the 4th August.
Scheme details (including the AECOM work for CBC) :
http://cbstor.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/publicportalviewer/publicViewer.html?caseID=CB/20/02736/FULL
Given the “Access for All” improvements at Flitwick railway station, for which the rail industry bid was successful in March this year, it is important there is full co-operation and co-ordination between the unitary authority, Network Rail, GTR and any other stakeholders, in the execution and delivery of all the proposals for the station

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