Moggerhanger
Moggerhanger is identified as a Small Village in the emerging Core Strategy.There are 39 Large and Small Villages and together these villages need to make provision for a total of 400 new homes up to 2026, over and above existing sites with planning permission. New small-scale rural employment sites may also be considered. The Core Strategy indicates that allocations will mainly be made in Large Villages and only exceptionally in Small Villages.
Consultation Report
Please find below links to the parish report and associated appendices. The parish reports are structured as follows:Main Section - Parish overview and site summaries
Appendices - Site survey additional comments, email and postal representations and a summary of postcodes
SITES CONSULTED ON DURING THE SECOND ROUND OF ISSUES AND OPTIONS CONSULTATION.
No additional sites have been submitted as part of the second round of Issues and Options consultation. Please scroll down for the list of sites that were consulted on during the first round of consultation.
SITES CONSULTED ON DURING THE FIRST ROUND OF ISSUES AND OPTIONS CONSULTATION.
The deadline for submitting comments for the first round of the consultation has also now passed.
5 sites have been submitted for potential development in Moggerhanger: 3 residential sites, 1 employment site and 1 site for mixed use.
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For more information on site allocations in Moggerhanger click here.
To view all original documentation submitted by landowners in Moggerhanger please click here.
See below for a list of sites consulted on during the first round of consultation.
Ref Number: H044
Submission type: Housing
Site Name/Address: Land at Park Road, Moggerhanger
Submitted proposal: Residential - number of dwellings not specified
Site Area (hectares): 3.77
Additional information submitted: N/A
District Council initial comments: Moggerhanger is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Small Village. Allocations will only be considered here if there is an exceptional need for development.
Ref Number: H154
Submission type: Housing
Site Name/Address: Land rear of The Guinea PH, Bedford Road, Moggerhanger
Submitted proposal: Development of 11 dwellings
Site Area (hectares): 0.59
Additional information submitted: Access is proposed to be from Blunham Road. The proposal includes an extension to the public house car park.
District Council initial comments: Moggerhanger is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Small Village. Allocations will only be considered here if there is an exceptional need for development.
Ref Number: H273
Submission type: Housing
Site Name/Address: Land rear of St Johns Road, Moggerhanger
Submitted proposal: Residential - number of dwellings not specified
Site Area (hectares): 1.45
Additional information submitted: Access is proposed to be taken from either Park Road or Bedford Road. It is considered that small two storey dwellings would be most suited to this site.
District Council initial comments: Moggerhanger is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Small Village. Allocations will only be considered here if there is an exceptional need for development.
Ref Number: H065/E37
Submission type: Mixed Use
Site Name/Address: Asterby & Chalkcroft Nursery, The Ridgeway, Blunham
Submitted proposal: Development of 24 dwellings and 2 hectares of employment (B1, B2, Leisure and Live Work units) development
Number of jobs proposed: Approximately 71+
Site Area (hectares): 9.49
Additional information submitted: Between 24 and 285 houses could be built, depending on whether the whole site is considered suitable for development or only a portion. Given the size of Blunham and Moggerhanger a smaller development might help assimilation. Part of the site closest to the Ridgeway could be used for employment purposes, including a doctors/dentists surgery. 50% of the houses would be affordable.
District Council initial comments: Moggerhanger is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Small Village. Allocations will only be considered here if there is an exceptional need for development.
Ref Number: E63
Submission type: Employment
Site Name/Address: Ridgeway Business Park, The Ridgeway, South Mills, Blunham
Submitted proposal: B2 (General Industrial) and B8 (Storage and Distribution)
Number of jobs proposed: Unknown
Site Area (hectares): 5.88
Additional information submitted: B2, B8 and sui generis uses with a high proportion of site area to allow for outside storage. Access from The Ridgeway via an existing access road.
District Council initial comments: This site is removed from the nearest settlement but it is adjacent to an existing business park.
To view existing allocations in Moggerhanger click here to visit the Mid Beds Interactive Local Plan.