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Bedford Borough ranked 322 out of the 333 local planning authorities.

Bedford Borough Council planners try to keep applicants up to date with decision delays, but if they updated them every day the planners wouldn’t have the time to do anything else...

Planning department relies on costly consultants to clear caseload backlog

Bedford Borough Council offers a “challenging but rewarding career” for planners, offers “almost everything” a planner is likely to experience, but the high caseload needs to be tackled...

Any old iron? £10,000 fine for Bedford man storing scrap

A Bedford man has been fined £10,000 for storing scrap at his home after he pleaded guilty for breaching a Planning Enforcement Notice. David John Wright, of Harter Road, was ordered...

Council planners dismiss CPZ parking concerns

Parking in a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) is not a concern for Bedford Borough Council’s planning officers when they consider planning...

Kempston car wash could provide space for new homes

A car wash site could make way for a block of 12 flats if plans are given the go-ahead. Developers have submitted the proposal to erect the flats on the site in Dallas Road, Kempston...

Parish councillors called “doughnuts” in planning services review

A panel of councillors were surprised at colleagues’ lack of knowledge of the council’s planning system, and some parish council representatives were referred to as “doughnuts”. As part...

Former Chaucer Road care home to become supported living flats for vulnerable adults

A former care home will be converted into 13 flats providing supported living accommodation to people with learning difficulties. The transformation of the former Darrell Jeffreys...

Council pledge 24/7 outreach team responding to reports of rough sleepers this winter

Almost 200 people claiming to be homeless and sleeping rough in Bedford borough could not be found by support teams. At the borough council’s Housing Committee meeting...

Publicity around compulsory purchase orders could bring properties back into use

More publicity around compulsory purchases may encourage property owners to bring their empty homes back into use, a meeting heard. A report on the Empty Homes Programme...

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