Stotfold
Stotfold is identified as a Minor Service Centre in the emerging Core Strategy.We estimate that Stotfold will need to make provision for 50-250 new homes up to 2026, over and above existing sites with planning permission.
New jobs may also need to be created around the town.
Fairfield 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.
SITES CONSULTED ON DURING THE SECOND ROUND OF ISSUES AND OPTIONS CONSULTATION.
5 additional sites/proposals (3 residential sites and 2 sites for employment) have been submitted for consideration for potential development in Stotfold. Click here to View Parish Map showing additional site submissions
For more information on site allocations in Stotfold click here.
To view all original documentation submitted by landowners in Stotfold please click here.
Please see below for a list of sites that were consulted on during the second round of consultation. Please scroll down for the list of sites that were consulted on during the first round of consultation.
Ref Number: H330
Submission type: Housing
Site Name/Address: Merle, West of Hitchin Road, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: Residential development of 160 homes.
Site Area (hectares): 4.42
Additional information submitted: Access could be from Arlesey road if the site is developed in conjunction with previous submission. Mixed use development may be possible.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here. Part of this site is within the floodplain. In general, development should avoid the floodplain. This issue will need further consideration.
Ref Number: H331
Submission type: Housing
Site Name/Address: Silverbirch Field, Taylors Road, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: Residential development of approximately 230 dwellings
Site Area (hectares): 7.91
Additional information submitted: There is a possibility of providing mixed use development on the site.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here. A large proportion of this site is within the floodplain. In general, development should avoid the floodplain. This issue will need further consideration.
Ref Number: H361
Submission type: Housing
Site Name/Address: Land West of Waters End, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: Residential development of 25 dwellings.
Site Area (hectares): 1.38
Additional information submitted: A large area of open space is proposed.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here. This site is within the floodplain. In general, development should avoid the floodplain. This issue will need further consideration.
Ref Number: E05a
Submission type: Employment
Site Name/Address: Land West of A1, North of A507, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: B2 (General Industrial) and B8 (Storage & Distribution)
Number of Jobs Proposed: Unknown
Site Area (hectares): 18.02
Additional information submitted: The site boundary has been amended to that previously submitted under ref: E05 due to recommendations form a Landscape and Visual Appraisal undertaken by the agent.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here.
Ref Number: E77
Submission type: Employment
Site Name/Address: Silverbirch Field, Taylors Road, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: Leisure use or offices
Number of Jobs Proposed: Unknown
Site Area (hectares): 7.91
Additional information submitted: Suitable for leisure in conjunction with adjacent playing fields or offices in conjunction with Prime estates site.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here.
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.15 sites in Stotfold (9 residential sites, 3 employment sites and 3 sites for mixed use) were consulted on during the first round of issues and options consultation earlier this year.
Click here to View Parish Map
For more information on site allocations in Stotfold click here.
To view all original documentation submitted by landowners in Stotfold please click here.
See below for a list of sites consulted on during the first round of consultation.
Ref Number: H027
Submission type: Housing or Mixed Use
Site Name/Address: Land at Common Road, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: Development of 51-68 dwellings or a mixed use development of residential and B1 business.
Site Area (hectares): 1.78
Additional information submitted: The site could be developed for housing, for employment (see E66) or for a mix of housing and employment. A mix of 1 and 2 bedroom flats and 3 and 4 bedroom houses is proposed. Sustainable construction methods would be used.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here.
Ref Number: H049
Submission type: Housing
Site Name/Address: Land off Arlesey Road, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: Development of 600 dwellings football ground and leisure facilities
Site Area (hectares): 28.57
Additional information submitted: Access would be from Arlesey Road. Part of this site is reserved for Stotfold Town Football Club and housing development here would help facilitate this development. An elderly persons home could also be incorporated as part of the development. The northernmost part of the site could be phased for post-2021 development if required.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here.
Ref Number: H056
Submission type: Housing
Site Name/Address: Land South of Malthouse Lane, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: Development of 120 dwellings
Site Area (hectares): 5.19
Additional information submitted: A new "village" green is proposed, along with the "country park" landscape proposed where the site borders the river. Access would be from Malthouse Lane.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here.
Ref Number: H128
Submission type: Housing
Site Name/Address: Land to the West of Hitchin Road, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: Development of 250 dwellings
Site Area (hectares): 8.52
Additional information submitted: Two vehicular access points are proposed along Hitchin Road. The house at Shawmer Farm would need to be demolished to provide one of these access points.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here.
Ref Number: H129
Submission type: Housing
Site Name/Address: Land at Shawmer Farm, West of Hitchin Road, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: Development of 8 or 9 dwellings
Site Area (hectares): 0.54
Additional information submitted: N/A
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here.
Ref Number: H145
Submission type: Housing
Site Name/Address: Land at Common Road, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: Development of 97 dwellings
Site Area (hectares): 3.22
Additional information submitted: At 30 dwellings per hectare the site could deliver 79 homes but at 40 dwellings per hectare it could deliver 129 homes. There is the possibility of including allotments within the site.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here.
Ref Number: H159
Submission type: Housing
Site Name/Address: Land South of Arlesey Road, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: Development of 50 dwellings
Site Area (hectares): 4.23
Additional information submitted: This proposal is for a mixture of 50 terraced and detached homes. The southern part of the site is proposed to be left undeveloped as an amenity area to preserve the natural appearance of Pix Brook.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here.
Ref Number: H200
Submission type: Housing
Site Name/Address: Beta Engineering, Taylors Road, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: Development of 18 dwellings
Site Area (hectares): 0.61
Additional information submitted: Informal play space is proposed to be provided on site. An opportunity is recognised to re-route the public footpath to the north to secure a safer route for users. The development would incorporate a range of properties.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here. The current Local Plan identifies this site as a Key Employment Site.
Ref Number: H247
Submission type: Housing
Site Name/Address: Pig Development Unit, Hitchin Road, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: Development of 200-250 dwellings
Site Area (hectares): 5.97
Additional information submitted: This submission is for the redevelopment of a brownfield site. The existing vehicular access would need upgrading. Substantial structural landscaping is proposed within the site and along perimeters. Small wooded copses could be incorporated into the development area.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here.
Ref Number: H260
Submission type: Mixed Use
Site Name/Address: Land at Arlesey Road, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: Development of approximately 125 dwellings
Site Area (hectares): 3.19
Additional information submitted: The site could deliver a residential scheme in the order of 125 dwellings, or a lesser number of dwellings and an element of commercial floorspace. The western portion of the site currently accommodates existing commercial premises and there could be an opportunity for some small scale commercial development (e.g.. B1 offices) on the western portion of the site. Development closer to the southern boundary, facing Pix Brook could incorporate Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS) techniques.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here.
Ref Number: H262
Submission type: Mixed Use
Site Name/Address: Land at Taylors Road, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: Development of 100 - 135 dwellings and employment use
Number of jobs proposed: Unknown
Site Area: 4.37
Additional information submitted: Between 100-135 homes are proposed as part of a mixed-use development. Employment uses to the north of the site will be separated from residential properties by dense screening/landscaping.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified in the emerging Core Strategy as a Minor Service Centre. Some growth would be expected here. The current Local Plan identifies this site as a Key Employment Site.
Ref Number: H277
Submission type: Housing
Site Name/Address: Land adjacent to Fairfield Park, Arlesey
Submitted proposal: Development of 16 dwellings
Site Area: 4.77
Additional information submitted: It is proposed that residential development would be restricted to the area of previously developed land in the north-east with informal open space and a pocket park proposed across the balance of the site. A newly constructed retention pond is located to the north west of the site. The development of this site would offer the opportunity to enable the delivery of a section of the proposed new footpath/cycleway link along the eastern site boundary.
District Council initial comments: Fairfield 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: E05
Submission type: Employment
Site Name/Address: Land West of A1, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: B2 (General Industrial) & B8 (Storage or Distribution)
Footprints ranging from 2,025 m sq to 6,400 m sq
Footprints ranging from 2,025 m sq to 6,400 m sq
Number of jobs proposed: 450-500
Site Area (hectares): 14.25
Additional information submitted: Indicative plan shows 7 units to be provided, with building footprints ranging from 2,025sqm to 6,400sqm. Boundaries are landscaped on all sides.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified as a Minor Service Centre in the emerging Core Strategy. The town is well located to the A1 and is within the Ivel Valley growth location. Some growth would be expected here.
Ref Number: E06
Submission type: Employment
Site Name/Address: Land off Malthouse Lane, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: B1 (Office)
Number of jobs proposed: 1000
Site Area (hectares): 9.97
Additional information submitted: Indicative plan shows 13 units and associated car parking, with sizes ranging from 512sqm and 1,800sqm. Boundaries landscaped on all sides. Access requires creation of a new junction where Malthouse Lane, Mill Lane and Wrayfields meet.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified as a Minor Service Centre in the emerging Core Strategy. The town is well located to the A1 and is within the Ivel Valley growth location. Some growth would be expected here.
Ref Number: E66
Submission type: Employment or Mixed Use
Site Name/Address: Land at Common Road, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: B1 (Business) or a mixed use development of B1 (business) with residential.
Number of jobs proposed: Unknown
Site Area (hectares): 1.8
Additional information submitted:It is suggested that the site could be developed in a number of ways, for either a wholly employment use, for a wholly residential use (see H027) or for a mix or residential and employment uses. B1 employment uses proposed in small to medium 2 storey units of 100 sqm. 3000 sqm of B1 accommodation proposed if for wholly employment use. 1200 sqm of B1 accommodation and 30 dwellings if mixed use, with employment uses located in the east and residential in the west. Access from Common Road.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified as a Minor Service Centre in the emerging Core Strategy. The town is well located to the A1 and is within the Ivel Valley growth location. Some growth would be expected here.
Ref Number: E25
Submission type: Mixed Use
Site Name/Address: Pig Development Unit, Hitchin Road, Stotfold
Submitted proposal: B1 (Business) or Research and Development with Residential
Number of jobs proposed: 750
Site Area (hectares): 5.97
Additional information submitted: Mixed use scheme with 14000sqm of employment floorspace for B1 or Research and Development uses. 3 parcels of land for employment use, and 1 for residential, with landscaping between. Building heights of 2-3 storeys. 2 points of access from Hitchin Road to west of the site, one for residential and one for employment, with new roundabout proposed.
District Council initial comments: Stotfold is identified as a Minor Service Centre in the emerging Core Strategy. The town is well located to the A1 and is within the Ivel Valley growth location. Some growth would be expected here.
To view existing allocations in Stotfold click here to visit the Mid Beds Interactive Local Plan.