LAND OFF SCHOOL LANE
Roxton, Bedfordshire

Welcome to Manor Oak Homes’ public consultation website for our proposed new development at land off School Lane, Roxton. 

Our Vision:

Manor Oak Homes are pleased to announce we are currently promoting a residential-led scheme on land north of School Lane, Roxton. The site benefits from an allocation in the Bedford Borough Council Local Plan 2030. The Scheme we are promoting comprises residential development of up to 50 new homes, including 30% affordable homes and public open space.

We have been engaging with Roxton Parish Council, and Bedford Borough Council to inform our proposals. Once we have reviewed and considered resident’s comments on our proposals, we will look to submit an outline application in the Autumn 2020.

Public Consultation:

This is an online public consultation for a proposed landscape-led residential development on land to the north of School Lane, Roxton, comprising up to 50 residential dwellings which will include 30% affordable homes and public open space. This website has been set up so that members of the public can comment on the scheme before Manor Oak Homes submit an outline planning application to Bedford Borough Council. Your feedback is important to us and will be reviewed and considered carefully by the design team prior to the submission of the outline planning application.

Exhibition Boards containing information about our proposals are available here

Formal preapplication consultation took part between the 5th October and the 26th October 2020. All comments will be reviewed by the project team and collated into a Statement of Community Involvement, which will form a part of any subsequent planning application submitted to Bedford Borough Council.

Data Protection: your contact details and comments will not be passed on to any other private organisation and will only be used expressly in connection with this consultation.

Our Proposals:

The site is considered well-related to the built form and within a good walking distance of key facilities and services within Roxton such as the primary school, village hall, public house, post office and bus stop. Our Proposals have been informed by pre-application discussions with Bedford Borough Council, and Roxton Parish Council, as well as detailed site investigations. These investigations include the following:

• Landscape Assessment
• Archaeological Assessment
• Preliminary Ecology Appraisal
• Arboriculture Assessment
• Transport and Access Investigations
• Flood Risk and Drainage Assessment
• Heritage Impact Assessment
• Site context/village Character Appraisal
• Noise Assessment
• Topographical Survey

The conclusions of these key investigations are used to inform a constraints and opportunities plan, which is used by the architect in conjunction with information provided by Bedford Borough Council to draw up a constraints-led residential scheme. This methodology ensures that any environmental impacts are mitigated, and that the scheme responds positively to its environment. It is critical that the scheme makes the best use of the land to provide housing that is suitable for the location and meets local needs, whilst ensuring that the local environment is protected and enhanced where possible.

Whilst we undertake all the recommended investigations using qualified specialists at an early stage of the design process, we do not profess to know everything about the site and its surroundings, which is why Public Consultation and stakeholder engagement is critical to the design process. We are therefore keen to hear your views, concerns and ideas on matters such as Open Space, Housing Mix and Affordable Home Provision.

Next Steps:

Following this public consultation, Manor Oak Homes will review all the comments received and take them into account as we finalise our proposals for the submission of an outline planning application in Winter 2020. A full suite of documents and drawings will be submitted to support the application.

Planning

As part of developing our proposals, we would like feedback from local people about what this future environment should look like and how it will best fit in with your community and your surrounding areas.

We would like to hear your views on areas such as:
– Open space
– Broad mix of homes
– Road improvements
– Affordable homes