A CONSULTATION on plans to build 7,000 new homes on Houghton Regis homeowners’ doorsteps begins tomorrow (Wednesday).
Residents will have the chance to have their say on the plans, which have been revealed as part of a draft strategy for development until 2031 drawn up by Central Beds Council, until August 8.
Should the proposals eventually be given the thumbs up, 7,000 homes and associated infrastructure will be built on a stretch of green belt land between the M1 south of Chalton village to the A5 northbound close to Thorn Turn and the Chalk Hill roundabout.
Plans also include a 99 acre patch of employment space.
The development is largely dependent on plans for an A5-M1 Link Road and it is hoped by councillors that the plans could aid in the regeneration of both Dunstable and Houghton Regis.
The Link Road will also stop Chalton and Toddington from being swallowed up by the development.
Councillor Nigel young said: “We know how much our residents love the area they live in, but we also know they are concerned about things too. Fears about job prospects have doubled in the past two years and families are worried whether it will ever be possible for the next generation to get on the housing ladder. We need to address these issues.”
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