Arlesey
The following sites have been selected for allocation in Ampthill:| New Policy Reference | Issues and Options Policy Reference | Site Address | Summary of Proposal |
| MA8 | H293 & E12a | Land at Chase Farm and Land West and North-East of High Street | Mixed-use development providing a minimum of 1000 dwellings, 10 hectares of employment land, a new lower school and increased capacity and middle and upper schools, and retail, leisure and community facilities. |
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Arlesey
Arlesey is a Minor Service Centre in the Central Bedfordshire (North) area which has grown steadily over the past 20 years through piecemeal development and small-scale housing development. The a vision is that Arlesey grows and brings forward large-scale mixed-use development which will help deliver significant improvement to local services and improve the local traffic conditions. New allocations are made for a minimum of 1000 dwellings, accompanying employment land and other facilities and services for Arlesey.Policy MA8 - Land at Chase Farm and Land West and North-East of High Street, Arlesey
Site Reference: H293/E12a
Site Area: approx. 77.26 ha
Land at Chase Farm and land west and north-east of High Street, Arlesey, as identified on the Proposals Map, is allocated for a mixed-use development comprising a minimum of 1000 dwellings and 10 ha of employment land.
In addition to general policy requirements in the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies DPD and appropriate contributions to infrastructure provision in the Planning Obligations SPD, development on this site will be subject to the following:
In addition to general policy requirements in the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies DPD and appropriate contributions to infrastructure provision in the Planning Obligations SPD, development on this site will be subject to the following:
- The production of a Master Plan to guide a mixed-use development;
- Provision of a relief road running north along the west of the High Street to the north-east of Arlesey and joining the A507, with high quality environmental improvements providing better access to cyclists and pedestrians;
- Provision of a town centre with a supermarket, associated retail units and other community facilities;
- Provision of health facilities including the relocation of the GP in an appropriate location, a new pharmacy and dentist;
- Provision of a new Lower School and an appropriate increase of capacity in the Middle and Upper schools;
- Provision of a high quality business park and other employment opportunities;
- Improvements to bus services and the provision of new routes; and new cycle and walking routes within Arlesey and the provision of links to Stotfold and Fairfield Park;
- Provision of additional parking facilities for cars, motorcycles and cycles at the train station;
- Preparation of a Transport Assessment to help identify the impact of the development on the highway network. This assessment should specifically include the impact on the A507 roundabout, High Street, Church Street, House Lane and Stotfold Road, and provision of appropriate mitigating measures, particularly parking on the High Street;
- A contribution towards improvements/mitigation measures for the A1(M) Junction 10;
- Provision of substantial areas of strategic, publicly accessible green infrastructure aimed in part at maintaining separation between Arlesey, Stotfold and Fairfield Park through long-term landscaping;
- Providing appropriate mitigation measures against the impact on listed buildings and archaeology sites; and
- Provision of sufficient capacity within the public foul sewerage system to meet the needs of development.
