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All the latest Bedford Borough Council news from across Bedford Borough. Everything you need to keep you up to date with what’s happening in Bedford Borough on your mobile or desktop via the Bedford Independent.

The Bedford Independent was founded to provide the people of Bedford Borough with a modern news desk that would give them easy access to genuine and unbiased Bedford news. We are independent in ownership and opinion.

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Podington Padel Players at Borough Hall Image Hannah Mahon We Are Bedford

Podington farm padel courts approved after councillors overturn officer refusal

Around 30 participants from Podington attended a meeting at Borough Hall in Bedford to support their popular activity. Applicant Bromborough Estate was seeking part-retrospective...
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Bedford Borough Hall Bedford Borough council signage and entrance

Local plan consultation opens to give Bedfordians a voice on neighbourhood facilities

Bedford Borough Council has opened a major consultation on its draft 2050 local plan, inviting local people to shape future green spaces, neighbourhood facilities and community developments...
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Scaffolding erected around houses in a new housing development Image: Irene Miller/Shutterstock

Bedford councillors vote to defend local voice over controversial planning applications

Bedford Borough councillors have backed a cross-party motion to safeguard local people's say over controversial planning applications before new national...
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Central Bedfordshire Council entrance Image: LDRS

Central Bedfordshire councillors slam “anti-democratic” planning legislation changes

Changes to planning legislation will impose “a worse deal on development for Central Bedfordshire residents with more housing and less infrastructure”, a meeting heard...
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Bromham village sign with the Swan pub in the background.

Bromham housing project described as “historical vandalism” gets approval

A housing project described by local councillors as “historical vandalism” and “failing the residents of Bromham … past, present and future” has been approved by one vote...
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Bromham village sign with the Swan pub in the background.

93-home Bromham plan faces backlash over countryside loss and rail impacts

Plans for up to 93 homes in Bromham would occupy land wanted for a railway linking Bedford and the Universal Studios theme park to Northampton and further afield, says a transport group...
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Professional worker using pan knife for building brick walls with cement and mortar planning new homes builder building Image Adobe Stock:aboutmomentsimages

Central Bedfordshire Council blocks Forest of Marston Vale housing plan for fourth time

A housing development within the Forest of Marston Vale on the outskirts of Cranfield has been refused for a fourth time by Central Bedfordshire councillors. Applicant Hallam Land Management...
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Councillors gather in council chambers for the extraordinary full council meeting to debate and vote on a motion to hold a referendum on the position of Mayor of Bedford Borough, 16 September 2026. Image: Bedford Independent screenshot of Bedford Borough Council webcast.

Bedford Borough Council rejects £375k mayoral referendum as Conservative group members abstain

Labour suffered a setback in Bedford Borough Council as a motion to hold a £375k mayoral referendum was defeated, while senior Conservative councillors refused to back Mayor Tom Wootton...
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Mayor Tom Wootton signing off the new cabinet in June 2026. Image Bedford Borough Council

Breaking news: Bedford Borough councillors reject motion to hold mayoral referendum

Bedfordians will not be asked to decide the future of the borough's mayoral system after councillors defeated a proposal for a borough-wide referendum at an extraordinary council meeting...
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Tempsford village sign near Church of St Peter with the village cemetery in the background

Compact housing around Tempsford could protect Bedfordshire countryside from new town sprawl

A University of Hertfordshire report warns low-density housing wastes land and isolates communities, urging decision-makers across Bedford Borough to adopt compact designs that protect...
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