Commenting on the Sites
To comment on the sites being considered in this consultation, please use the electronic LDF consultation system. This can be accessed by Clicking Here.Alternatively you can submit your comments to the LDF Team using a Comments Form. This can be accessed by Clicking Here.
When I comment on the site options, what sort of things can I comment on?
When assessing site suitability, we can only take into account issues that are planning matters. The main ones are:
- Amenity • impact on neighbours - overlooking, loss of daylight, overbearing impact, noise and disturbance, pollution etc.
- Design • impact on building, site, street scene etc. • visual impact - is it in keeping with the surrounding area?
- Highways • suitability of access, parking, manoeuvring space, effect of traffic generation.
- Policies • are there any government policies or policies in the County Structure Plan or Mid Beds Local Plan which are relevant?
- History • any previous permissions on the site or nearby.
- Personal circumstances of the applicant.
- The intended user of the development - it is the use not the user which is important.
- Whether the applicant or landowner is known/unknown, liked/disliked, trusted/not trusted, local/not local.
- The right to a view over another person’s land (there is no such right in the planning considerations).
- Impact on property values.