20 new homes planned for “small” Bedford village

An aerial photo of the appproximate location for the new development in Ravensden.
Approximate location for the new development. Image: Google My Maps Map Data (C)2025 Imagery (C)2025 Maxar Technologies. via LDRS

A developer hopes to build 20 new homes on “previously developed land” in a “small” Bedford village.

The applicant said the site (off Butler Street in Ravensden) had been identified in the Bedford Borough Local Plan 2030 and the Ravensden Neighbourhood Plan and allocated for housing.

And they added that the site has been used for grazing, but forms a “natural gap” between residential, light industrial units and a telephone exchange building.

If approved, the housing mix will include six semi-detached “affordable” two or three-bed homes, and three detached self-builds.

The applicants said the council accepted in the pre application the site would be a windfall site and “residential development was acceptable and sustainable in principle”.

More information can be found on the council’s planning portal. reference 24/02409/MAF.

The overall consultation expiry date is Tuesday, 4 February.

by John Guinn
Local Democracy Reporter

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