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Contents

Area Relevant Development Plan Documents,Policies and other supporting information

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Superseded Mid Bedfordshire Local Planpolicies

Table 1

Saved Mid Bedfordshire Local Plan policies(December 2005)

Table 2

Core Strategy and Development Plan PoliciesDPD (November 2009)

Certainconstraints haveCS and DMpolicies

Table 3

Site Allocations DPD (April 2011) Table 4

North

National Table 5

Saved South Bedfordshire Local Plan policies(2004)

Table 6

Endorsed Core Strategy (September 2011) Table 7

South

National Table 8

Both Bedfordshire Structure Plan Table 9

Both Additional Information AGLV

East of England

Both Supplementary Planning and otherDocuments used for determining applications

Version Title/Change By Date

1.0 First Edition NH Dec 2011

2.0 Additional Information Added NH Jan 2011

3.0 Amendment to Site Allocation policy EA4(Removed as is combined with EA3 )

NH Jan 2011

4.0 Addition of Supplementary Planning and otherDocuments used for determining applications

NH Feb 2011

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Table 1: North - Superseded MidBedfordshire Local Plan PoliciesCertain policies of the Mid Bedfordshire Local (adopted December 2005) were saved by theSecretary of State on 23rd September 2008 and continue to be part of the developmentplan until the council indicates that they are superseded by policies in future DevelopmentPlan Documents.

The table below sets out the saved policies from the adopted Local Plan that aresuperseded by this Core Strategy and Development Management Policies DPD, and thusare no longer part of the development plan for Central Bedfordshire.

Saved LocalPlan Policy

Core StrategyDevelopmentManagementPolicy thatsupersedes savedLocal Plan Policy

Description

LPS1A CS1 New Settlement at Elstow

LPS1 CS1 Selected Settlements

LPS2 CS1 Large Villages

LPS3 CS1 Small Villages

LPS4 DM4 Settlement Envelopes

CS1 CS16, DM14 Landscape

CS3 CS16, DM14 Areas of Great Landscape Value

CS5 CS16 Marston Vale Community Forest

CS7 CS17 Countryside Management Projects

CS10 CS11

DM12

Farm Diversification

CS15 CS11, DM3, DM12 Re-use of Rural Buildings (commercial)

CS17 DM12 Agricultural PD Rights

CS18 DM3 Re-use of Rural Buildings (residential)

CS19 DM4 Development in the Countryside

CS22 DM4 Re-building of Dwellings in the Countryside

CS23 DM18 Horse Related Development (Domestic)

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Description

CS24 DM18 Horse Related Development (Commercial)

CS25 DM12 Retailing in the Countryside

CS26 CS12 Outdoor Markets

CS27 DM4 Garden Extensions

NC3 CS18 CWSs & LNRs

NC8 CS17, CS18 Protection of Undesignated Sites

GBT3 DM6 Infill Development in Green Belt

CHE8 CS15 Historic Parks & Gardens

CHE11 CS15, DM13 New Development in Conservation Areas

CHE13 CS15 Retention of Unlisted Buildings

A1 CS15 Ancient Monuments

A2 CS15 Site Evaluations

DPS5 DM3 Protection of Amenity

DPS6 DM3 Criteria for Extensions

DPS9 CS2, CS3 Open Space for New Dwellings

DPS10 CS3, CS4 Highways Provision for New Developments

DPS11 CS17, DM3, DM14 Landscaping for New Developments

DPS12 DM3 Character of Village Ends

DPS16 CS16, DM14 Trees and Hedgerows

DPS17 DM2 Surface Water Drainage

DPS18 CS2 Sewerage Infrastructure

DPS19 CS2, DM9 Public Transport/ Cycling

DPS20 CS13, DM1 Energy Conservation

DPS20A DM3 Management of Development Waste

DPS23 CS14, DM3 Crime Prevention

DPS26 DM3 Temporary Buildings

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Description

DPS27 CS2, DM3 Public Art

EN2 CS13, DM1 Renewable Energy

EN3 CS13, DM1 Wind Turbines

EN4 CS13, DM1 Solar Energy

PHS3 CS13, DM3 Limiting Emissions

PHS5 DM3 Light Pollution

SR2 CS3 Sport & Leisure Facilities

SR5 CS3, DM17 Provision of Recreational Open Space

SR6 CS17 Rights of Way

SR8 CS17, DM16, DM17 Sport & Leisure Facilities in the Countryside

HO2 CS7 Affordable Housing

HO3 CS8 Rural Exceptions Sites

HO4 DM10 Housing Mix

HO5 DM3 Housing Density

HO6 CS1, CS5 Location of New Residential Development

HO9 DM10 Impaired Mobility Dwellings

EMP2A CS11, DM12 Rural Workshops

EMP3 DM3 Protection of Amenity

EMP6A CS11, DM12 Commercial Uses in the Countryside

EMP7 CS11 Small Scale Tourist Development

EMP9 CS11, DM11 Major Tourist Related Development

EMP10 DM11 Higher Education and Research Facilities

EMP11 DM3 Aviation Development

TCS2 CS12, DM7 Retail Development

TCS9 DM7 A3 Uses in town & village centres

TCS10 DM7 Residential Uses in Town Centres

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Description

TCS11 DM7 Office Uses in Town Centres

TCS12 DM7 Leisure and Cultural Facilities

TCS13 CS4 Off-Street Car Parking

TCS14 CS4 Town Centre Car Parking

TCS15 DM3 Shopfronts

TCS16 DM8 Village Shops & Local Retail Centres

TCS17 DM8 Last Public House

TP1A DM9 Travel Assessments

TP1 CS4 Access for Cyclists & Pedestrians

TP4 CS4 Biggleswade-Sandy Cyclepath

TP5 CS4 Public Transport Provision

TP6 CS4 East-West Rail Link

TP7 CS4 Env. Impact of Rail Freight

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Table 2: North - Saved Mid BedfordshireLocal Plan PoliciesThe policies listed below have not been superseded by the Core Strategy andDevelopment Management Policies or Site Allocations DPD and continue to be part of thedevelopment plan.


Description

CS21 Important Countryside Gaps

H08(1) Land East of Lidlington

H08(2) Land at Stewartby (Houghton Conquest Parish)

H08(2A) Land at High Street, Houghton Conquest

H08(3A) Land East of Bedford Road, Marston Moretaine

H08(4) Land for Elstow New Settlement

H08(5) Land Adjacent to Swaffield Close, Ampthill

H08(6A) Land at Tavistock Avenue, Ampthill

H08(8) Land East of Biggleswade

H08(10) Land South of Stotfold

H08(11) Land at Queen Street, Stotfold

H08(12) Fairfield Hospital, Stotfold

H08(13A) Land West of High Street, South of Cricketers Road, Arlesey

H08(14A) Land at Garfield Farm, Langford

H08(15A) Land to the East of the Dairy, Henlow

H08(19) Shefford Town Football Club

H08(22A) Land East of the Woodlands Estate, Greenfield

H08(25A) Land to the Rear of Braybrooks Drive, Potton

H08(26) College Farm, Silsoe

H08(26A) Home Farm, Cranfield

H010, H011 Travelling Showpeople

H012 Gypsies

EMP4(1) Stratton Business Park, London Road, Biggleswade

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Description

EMP4(2) Land North of Sunderland Road, Sandy

EMP4(3) Land West of A1, Girtford Underpass, Sandy

EMP4(4) Land at Arlesey Brickworks, Arlesey

EMP4(6) Cranfield Technology Park

EMP4(10A) Land Adjoining 29 Clophill Road, Maulden

EMP12 Local Airfields and Airstrips

TCS8 Biggleswade – Land at London Road

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Table 3: North - LDF CSDM PoliciesNovember 2009

CoreStrategy

DevelopmentManagement

Policy Ref

Policy Description Constraint

CS1 Development Strategy South East Milton KeynesSDA DevelopmentFramework

CS2 Developer Contributions

CS3 Healthy and Sustainable Communities Open Space, Sports andRecreation (PPG17 Study)

CS4 Linking Communities – Accessibility andTransport

CS5 Providing Homes

CS6 Delivery and timing of housing provision

CS7 Affordable Housing

CS8 Exception Schemes

CS9 Providing jobs

CS10 Location of employment sites

CS11 Rural economy and Tourism

CS12 Town Centres and retailing Town Centre boundary

Ampthill,

Biggleswade

Flitwick

Sandy

CS13 Climate change Floodplain

CS14 High quality development

CS15 Heritage Conservation Area

Historic Parks and Gardens

Scheduled Ancient

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CoreStrategy


Policy Ref


monument

CS16 Landscape and woodland Chilterns AONB

Forest of Marston Vale

CS17 Green Infrastructure Bedford and Milton KeynesWaterway

CS18 Biodiversity and geological conservation CWS (County Wildlife Sites)

LNR (Local Nature Reserve)

NNR (National NatureReserve)

SSSI (Sites of SpecialScientific Interest)

Local Geological Sites

DM1 Renewable energy

DM2 Sustainable construction of new buildings

DM3 High quality development

DM4 Development within and beyond thesettlement envelopes

Settlement Envelope

DM5 Important open space within settlementenvelopes

DM5a – Important openSpace

DM6 Development within green belt infill areas Green belt infill only

DM7 Development in town centres Town Centre boundary

Ampthill,

Biggleswade

Flitwick

Sandy

DM8 Village shops and Pubs

DM9 Providing a range of transport

DM10 Housing mix

DM11 Significant facilities in the countryside

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CoreStrategy


Policy Ref


DM12 Horticultural and redundant agriculturalsites

DM13 Heritage in development Conservation Area

Historic Parks and Gardens

DM14 Landscape and woodland Chilterns AONB

Forest of Marston Vale

DM15 Biodiversity CWS

LNR

NNR

SSSI

DM16 Green infrastructure

DM17 Accessible greenspaces Open Space, Sports andRecreation (PPG17 Study)

DM18 Equestrian development

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Table 4: North - Site Allocation Policies April2011

SiteAllocation

Policy

Description

HA1 Land at Potton Road, Biggleswade

HA2 Former London Road Council Offices, Biggleswade

EA1 Land East of Stratton Park, Biggleswade

TC1 Biggleswade Town Centre

MA1 Land West of Station Road/ New Road, Sandy

HA3 Former Meller Beauty Site, Sunderland Road, Sandy

EA2 Land north of Beamish Close, Sandy

HA4 Land west of Abbey Lane, Ampthill

HA5 Land north of Church Street, Ampthill

EA3 Land at Doolittle Mill, Ampthill

MA2 Land at Steppingley Road and Froghall Road, Flitwick

TC2 Flitwick Town Centre

RA1 Flitwick Football Centre, Ampthill Road

MA3 Land South of Wixams

HA6 Land at Former Hostel Site, Houghton Conquest

HA7 Land Rear of Central Garage, Cranfield

HA8 Land at High Street/Lodge Road, Cranfield

EA5 Land West of University Way/Wharley End, Cranfield

MA4 Land at Moreteyne Farm, Marston Moretaine

HA9 Land East of Sutton Mill Road, Potton

MA5 Land East of Biggleswade Road, Potton

HA10 Land at Stanford Road, Shefford

MA6 Land at Bridge Farm, Ivel Road, Shefford

HA11 Land at Shawmer Farm, Stotfold

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SiteAllocation

Policy

Description

HA12 Land at Arlesey Road, Stotfold

MA7 Land at former Pig Development Unit, Hitchin Road, Stotfold

HA13 Land at Roker Park, The Green, Stotfold

HA14 Land at Roecroft School site, Stotfold

MA8 Land at Chase Farm and Land West and North-East of High Street,Arlesey

MA9 Cranfield University Campus, Silsoe

HA15 Land off Barford Road, Blunham

EA6 Land at Marston Gate, Brogborough

HA16 Land at New Road, Clifton

HA17 Land adj. Castle Hill Court, Clophill

HA18 Land r/o High Street, Clophill

HA19 Land off Boot Lane, Dunton

HA20 Sandy Road, Everton

HA21 The Heath, Everton

HA22 Land r/o The Wrestlers PH, High Street, Langford

HA23 Land off Church Street, Langford

HA24 Land at Moor Lane, Maulden

EA7 Land adj. 29 Clophill Road, Maulden

HA25 Land r/o High Street, Meppershall

HA26 Land r/o Guinea PH, Bedford Road, Moggerhanger

HA27 Land at High Road, Shillington

HA28 Land r/o Station Road, Lower Stondon

HA29 Peckworth Ind. Estate. Bedford Road, Stondon

EA8 Land at Quest Pit – NIRAH, Houghton Conquest

E1 Safeguarded Key Employment Sites

DM5a Important Open Space

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Table 5: North – National Policies

NationalPolicy

Description

PPG2 Green Belt

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Table 6: South – Saved South BedfordshireLocal Plan policiesCertain policies of the South Bedfordshire Local Plan (adopted 2004) were saved by theSecretary of State on 28rd September 2007 and continue to be part of the developmentplan until the council indicates that they are superseded.


Description

SD1 Sustainability Keynote Policy

GB2 Major Developed Sites in the Green Belt

GB3 Green Belt Villages

GB4 Safeguarding Land for Long-Term Requirements (White Land)

NE3 Superseded by the Landscape Character Assessment

Control of Development in the Areas of Great Landscape Value (AGLV)

NE10 Diversifying the Use of Agricultural Land

NE11 Controlling Horse-Related Development

NE12 The Re-Use and Adaptation of Rural Buildings

NE13 Control of Agricultural and Forestry Development in the Countryside

BE6 Control of Development in Areas of Special Character

BE7 Conservation and Enhancement of Historic Parks and Gardens

BE8 Design Considerations

T4 Public Transport Services along Former Luton/Dunstable Rail Line

T7 Controlling the Supply of Public Car Parking

T8 Controlling the Supply of Public Car Parking

T10 Controlling Parking in New Developments

T11 Securing Contributions for Alternatives to Parking

T13 Safeguarding the Routes of Proposed Roads

H1 Making Provision for Housing and Accompanying Schedule of ProposedHousing Sites

H2 Making Provision for Housing via ‘Fall-in’ Sites

H3 Meeting Local Housing Needs

H4 Providing Affordable Housing

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Description

H5 Providing Affordable Housing in Rural Areas

H7 Controlling the Loss of Residential Accommodation

H8 Control of Extensions to Dwellings

H9 Controlling the Conversion of Property to form Dwellings

H10 Control of Agricultural Workers Dwellings

H11 Sub-Division of Agricualtural Holdings and Proposals for NewAgricultural Workers Dwellings

H12 Controlling Infilling in Villages

H13 Extensions to Dwellings in the Green Belt

H14 Replacement Dwellings in the Green Belt

H15 Mobile Homes and Residential Caravans in the Green Belt

E1 Providing for B1-B8 Development within Main Employment Areas(Category 1)

E2 Control of Development on Employment Land outside Main EmploymentAreas (Category 2)

TCS1 Sustaining and Enhancing the District’s Town Centres

TCS2 Main Shopping Areas

TCS3 Houghton Regis Town Centre

TCS4 Town Centre Regeneration Sites in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

TCS5 Houghton Regis Town Centre Enhancement

TCS7 Local and Village Shopping Facilities

R2 Proposed Areas of New Urban Open Space in Dunstable

R3 Proposed Areas of New Urban Open Space in Houghton Regis

R4 Implementation of the Ouzel Valley Park, Leighton-Linslade

R5 Ouzel Valley Park Proposals: North of Bridge Street

R6 Ouzel Valley Park Proposals: South of Bridge Street

R7 Proposed Areas of New Urban Open Space in Leighton Buzzard andLinslade and Enhancement Proposals of Existing Open Space

R8 Proposed Area of New Urban Open Space in Caddington

R9 Proposed Area of New Urban Open Space in Hockliffe

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Description

R10 Children’s Play Area Standard

R11 Provision of New Urban Open Space in New Residential Developments

R12 Protection of Recreational Open Space

R13 Protection of Recreational Open Space in Rural Areas

R14 Protection and Improvement of Informal Recreational Facilities in theCountryside

R15 Retention of Public Rights of Way Network

R16 Control of Sport and Formal Recreational Facilities in the Countryside

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Table 7: South – Endorsed Core StrategySeptember 2011

EndorsedCore Strategypolicy

Description

CS1: Development Strategy

CS2: Public Funding for Infrastructure

CS3: Developer Contributions for Infrastructure

CS4: Extent of the Green Belt

CS5: Linking Places

CS6: Housing for All Needs

CS7: Accommodation for Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Showpeople

CS8: Increasing Access to Quality Social and Community Infrastructure

CS9: Quality of Design

CS10: Delivering Economic Prosperity

CS11: Green Infrastructure and environmental assets

CS12: Resource Efficiency

CS13: Adapting to and Mitigating Flood Risk

CS14 North of Luton SSSA

CS15 Sundon Quarry (Potential Allocation) Sundon RFI SSSA

CS16: Houghton Regis North SSSA Site 1

CS17: Houghton Regis North SSSA Site 2

CS18: East of Leighton - Linslade

CS19: Luton Town Centre

CS20: Luton Urban Area

CS21: Dunstable Town Centre

CS22: Houghton Regis Town Centre

CS23: Leighton – Linslade Town Centre

CS24: Rural Settlements

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Table 8: South - Deleted South BedfordshireLocal Plan policies now National Policies

Deleted Local Plan policy description National Policy

Green Belt PPG2

Development in the countryside PPS7

AONB PPS7

Trees and woodland PPS9

Water Features PPS9

Biodiversity nature conservation CWS, SSSI, LNR,NNR PPS9

Protected species PPS9

Countryside management PPS9

Archaeology Ancient monuments PPG16

Listed Buildings PPG15

Conservation areas Conservation areas PPG15

Contaminated land PPS23

Advertisement control PPG19

Travel plans PPG13

Traffic management and calming PPG13

Public transport PPG13

Cycling and pedestrian facilities Cycle routes PPG13

Outside Town centres PPG13

New Road Construction PPG13

Housing density PPS1

Gypsy sites Circular 1 2006

Industrial and commercial developmentin the rural area

NE12 & BE8

Non conforming Employment uses NE12 & BE8

Out of town centre leisure and otherdevelopment

PPS6

Local village and shopping PPS6

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Deleted Local Plan policy description National Policy

Shop fronts BE8

Educational Facilities PPG17

Specialist and indoor sports facilities PPG17

Water supply PPS23

Flooding Floodplain PPS25

Surface run off PPS25

Sewage PPS1

Telecommunications PPG8

Community services PPS1

Legal agreements and planningobligations

Circular 05 2005

Table 9: Bedfordshire Structure Plan - SavedPolicies

NationalPolicy

Description

7 Areas of Great Landscape Value

22 Defence Sites & Institutions

25 Infrastructure

46 New Infrastructure - County Council

49 Other Airfields

69 Luton Town Football Club

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Additional Information

AGLVArea of Great Landscape Value (AGLV) has been superseded by the Landscape CharacterAssessment in both the North and South, it is still a saved Bedfordshire Structure Planpolicy.

East of England PoliciesEast of England Policies are still in place until the Government formally removes them.CBC do not monitor these policies

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Supplementary Planning Documents

Description Date Coverage

Design in Central Bedfordshire – A guide for Development CentralBedfordshire

Planning Obligations: North November2009

North

Planning Obligations: South South

Biggleswade Town Centre July 2011 Biggleswade

Affordable Housing SPG North

The Surface Water Plan North

Managing Waste in New Development April 2006 South

Houghton Regis Town Centre Plan Houghton Regis

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Other documents useful for determining planning applications:

Technical Report Date Coverage

Bedfordshire and Luton Strategic Green InfrastructurePlan

CentralBedfordshire

Mid Bedfordshire Green Infrastructure Plan North

Mid Bedfordshire Landscape Character AssessmentReport

North

Open Space, Sports and Recreation NeedsAssessment

North

South Bedfordshire Landscape Character AssessmentReport

April 2009 South

Affordable Housing Technical Guidance South

Environmental Sensitivity Assessment South

Green Space Strategy - Draft South