The key concern for CPRE Bedfordshire is the level of housing need which Luton claims it has to meet, but is unable to achieve within its own boundaries.

The draft plan indicated that Luton was looking to adjoining authorities (primarily CBC) to provide around 6,700 homes to help it meet its needs. We challenged that figure, querying whether Luton had done enough to minimise the call it was making on other authorities, and it is noteworthy that the pre-submission version of Luton’s plan reduces the 6,700 assessment to 5,700. But that is still a very large figure, and we are continuing to register our concerns in the responses made to the latest consultation.

A PDF of our response to Luton Borough Council’s pre-submission version of its local plan (2011-2031) can be downloaded below.