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Proposals for three ‘drive-throughs’ but no supermarket at new Interchange development

A planning application has been submitted to Bedford Borough Council proposing a mixed-use development on land south of Interchange Way, west of Ampthill Road. But plans for a Lidl...

Unregistered care home in Wootton given planning permission despite previous reservations

A retrospective planning application for an unregistered care home in Wootton has been approved by Bedford Borough Council’s Planning Committee - a month after it was “minded” to refuse...

New Wixams facilities approved nine months after original rejection

Plans to reshape community and leisure facilities in Wixams have been approved, following months of public consultation and debate over how the fast-growing settlement should be served...

Fears of “speculative development” as Local Plan 2040 is withdrawn

Bedford borough councillors will be asked to withdraw Local Plan 2040 after the planning inspector warned it could not be found sound without major changes. Members heard...

Drone ban proposed in Universal planning application

Universal Destinations & Experiences (UDX) plans to apply for restricted airspace over its proposed Bedford resort to prevent third-party drones from flying over the theme park site...

Universal planning documents acknowledge concerns including traffic disruption to ecological impacts

The plans for Universal Destinations & Experiences’ new Entertainment Resort Complex (ERC) near Bedford are moving forward. But not without acknowledging a comprehensive array...

Plans for Houghton Conquest film studio still on track

Plans for a film and TV studio campus at Quest Pit, Houghton Conquest, are moving forward, with the developers submitting an application to amend the existing planning permission...

Wentworth Drive children’s home application would fill “genuine need”

There is a “genuine need” for children's care homes in the Bedfordshire area, a planning application has said. Plans to change 111 Wentworth Drive, Bedford to a children’s care home...

“Genuine need” for children’s care homes as new application made for Wentworth Drive

There is a "genuine need" for children care homes in the Bedfordshire area, a planning application has said. Plans to change 111 Wentworth Drive, Bedford to a children’s care home for a maximum...

Application made to improve the “buildability” of major Biddenham housing plot

A planning application submitted to Bedford Borough Council seeks to amend several conditions tied to a major housing development north of Bromham Road in Biddenham...

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