The team behind the new development at Little Barford will be holding the first in a series of consultation events to engage with local residents and businesses on Wednesday 10 July at the Harpur Centre from 10am – 4pm.
Lands Improvement, the strategic master developer behind the new vibrant community of Linmere (www.linmere.com) is supporting Bedford Borough Council’s plan to deliver a new community to the south of St Neots.
Allocated in Bedford Borough Council’s emerging Local Plan, the Little Barford community will provide new homes and jobs, alongside generous parks and open spaces.
Planned for around 4,000 new homes, the Little Barford development will provide a mixture of affordable housing for purchase and rent, along with private homes. The plans will also provide new infrastructure and services, with a pre-school, primary school, secondary school, shops and health facilities.
The first in a series of public drop-in sessions will take place on:
- Wednesday 10 July at the Harpur Centre (outside Starbucks), 10am – 4pm
- Thursday 11 July at Stuart Memorial Hall in Tempsford, 4pm to 7.30pm
- Saturday 13 July at the St Neots Farm & Craft Market, 9am – 1pm
These events will help influence and shape a vision for the Little Barford development. This will be followed by a series of workshops and further events throughout 2024 and into early 2025.
Jamie Stanley, Senior Planning Manager at Lands Improvement, said:
“We are just starting out on this process, and we want to understand local people’s experiences of the area; things you like, things you don’t like, and what you would like to see in the future.
“It’s really important that we take this opportunity to understand the area by listening to the views of people living and working locally. We want the Little Barford Garden Community to benefit the whole area, not just the new residents, and our multi-phase consultation programme is designed to give people the opportunity to shape the future of the site.”
People interested in receiving the latest information regarding progress of the new community and homes can register their interest on the website (www.littlebarfordgardencommunity.co.uk)