Object
Further Proposed Modifications to the North Hertfordshire Local Plan 2011- 2031
Representation ID: 8514
Received: 19/05/2021
Respondent: Mr David Dorman
The development 'East of Luton' (EOL) is not justified because the true unmet housing need from Luton is now no more than 2,000 through to 2031, with Central Bedfordshire Council having allocated 20 sites with the capacity for 8,850 dwellings to more than cover this reduced shortfall. With no need for NHDC to build houses at EOL solely to meet Luton's unmet needs, it follows there is also no need for an additional retail centre. In any event there is already a well-established retail centre less than half a mile away at Wigmore Shopping Centre in Luton.
The development 'East of Luton' (EOL) is not justified because the true unmet housing need from Luton is now no more than 2,000 through to 2031, with Central Bedfordshire Council having allocated 20 sites with the capacity for 8,850 dwellings to more than cover this reduced shortfall. With no need for NHDC to build houses at EOL solely to meet Luton's unmet needs, it follows there is also no need for an additional retail centre. In any event there is already a well-established retail centre less than half a mile away at Wigmore Shopping Centre in Luton.