Bedford Station Quarter

28th Sep 2008

Bedford Borough Council and Network Rail are the principal promoters of the proposal for the redevelopment of Bedford Station Quarter.

The Masterplan creates a new and quality transportation and office gateway to the town, relocating the station to the southern end of Ashburnham Road and improving its attractiveness and connectivity to the town centre.

The emerging proposals include:

new business quarter (21,400m2 of offices)

public transport interchange

residential provision (including affordable housing)

new forecourt to the railway station as well as arrangements for bus, taxi, cycle and pedestrian access

on and off site highway improvements including a park and ride bus drop off point

re-provision of car and cycle parking

An outline planning application was submitted in March 2008.

The working party involved in the development of the Bedford Station Quarter are interested in your views. Please let them have your comments…

1. Do you welcome the proposals

All as announced?
In principle?

2. Do you have concerns about the proposals? If so, please specify below:

Disruption: noise, dirt, damage to property by vibration, danger to life

Scale of the proposals: a skyscraper as iconic building a wall of flats, space on the area which will attract people to relax and enjoy lunches in the public open spaces
Are the proposed buildings appropriate or realistic?

Traffic: car parks and access, ‘5 ways’ roundabout, Prebend Street Relief Road, shuttle buses, Park and Ride buses, taxis, slip roads along Ashburnham Road

3. Please list the three most important issues, in your view, in order of priority

4. Any other comments

Please send any comments by 17 October to; The Working Party via bda@bedford.gov.uk or 01234 221888 or c/o Room A217, Town Hall, St Paul’s Square, Bedford MK40 1SJ

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