Marston Valley
June 14, 2018
Heather Pugh
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DLA is pleased to be leading the consultant team who submitted an Outline planning application for a series of villages in the Marston Vale to Central Bedfordshire Council this month.
The proposal includes: up to 5,000 homes including specialist residential accommodation (such as affordable housing, starter homes and homes for older people); up to 30 hectares of employment land and retail space, including a food store, a hotel and community buildings and leisure facilities, including children’s play areas and indoor sports facilities; several schools; around 288 hectares of informal open space including allotments and orchards; 127 hectares of woodland, plus a waterway connecting Brogborough and Stewartby lakes, and a cycle and pedestrian network linking the villages and for commuter access to Ridgmont Railway Station.
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Heather Pugh
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