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All the latest planning 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.

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Covid crisis is latest set back to Greyfriars Police Station redevelopment

Plans to rejuvenate a prominent town centre site in Bedford have stalled because of the impact of the pandemic on the local authority’s finances...
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Terraced houses

Council launches ‘shared houses’ planning consultation

Bedford Borough Council is proposing that the number of 'houses in multiple occupation' (HMOs) is restricted to 30% of properties within an area...
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Bedford Borough Council costs order after “unreasonable” planning decision delay

A Government inspector has ordered Bedford Borough Council to pay costs after “unreasonable” delays in making a planning decision. Dominic Batchelor was so fed up with waiting for...
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Father’s ‘biblical plague’ fears about council depot revamp are rejected by planners

A father feared that his daughter would be subjected to “biblical plagues” of rats and flies from the reorganisation of a council depot...
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Bedford Borough reinforcements arrive to tilt the balance as opening shots are fired in village’s planning battle

Reinforcements from the council have arrived just in time for the opening of a public inquiry into plans to build up to 80 new homes in Bromham...
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Housing association in Bedford becomes first in UK to pioneer the use of Body Worn Video

A Bedford housing association has become the first in the UK to use innovative Body Worn Video (BWV) to help keep its employees safe when working...
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Terraced houses

Bedford Borough Council tackles unlicensed HMOs with £30k fines

Bedford Borough Council is taking steps to tackle unlicensed shared houses - or ‘Houses in Multiple Occupation’ (HMOs) across the Borough...
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Richard Fuller speaking in Parliament

North East Bedfordshire MP says more public service planning needed

MP for North East Bedfordshire, Richard Fuller (Con), has said that more needs to be done to take into account shortages of public services, like GP appointments, because...
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Adoption of Local Plan ‘gives us control of our own destiny’ says planning committee

The Chair of Bedford Borough Council’s Planning Committee has hailed the adoption of the Bedford Borough Local Plan as a major boost for its work in...
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Change of use permission granted to PCC for Greyfriars police station to achieve ‘the top price possible’

Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, has won change of use planning permission which should settle the future of Greyfriars...
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