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Application submitted for “high quality” HMO

A house in Bedford would make a “lovely home for people who choose to live in shared accommodation”, a planning application has claimed. Bedford Borough Council has received a planning application to convert 35 St Leonard’s Avenue...

Bedford shisha lounge applies for retrospctive change of use

Lack of resources delays council’s social housing review

A review of Bedford borough’s social housing allocation policy has been delayed by six months due to resource pressures caused by the Cleat Hill gas explosion response, a meeting heard...

Local people set to play ‘key role’ in Greyfriars development plans

Bedford Borough Council and its partners are pushing forward with the redevelopment of Greyfriars, with residents set to play a key role in shaping the project, a meeting has heard...

“Garden community” of over 4,000 homes proposed for Little Barford

Council ‘tight-lipped’ on response to government’s efforts to tackle housing crisis

Bedford Borough Council has failed to respond to inquiries about how it will apply the house building proposals set out by the deputy prime minister aimed at tackling the housing crisis. A letter sent by Angela Rayner to all local authorities on...

‘Bat kiln’ planning application submitted for Stewartby brickworks development

A planning application has been submitted for the construction of a bat kiln at the former Stewartby Brickworks site near Bedford, as part of ecological mitigation efforts linked to the...

Council issues first enforcement warning notice under new planning powers

Bedford Borough Council has served a planning enforcement warning notice to a Wootton property. Ian Johnson, service manager (heritage and compliance) told the Planning Committee on...

Affordable housing and play area included in Wootton planning application

Councillor says she doesn’t regret Winter Wonderland planning comments

“We will not please everybody”, a senior borough councillor said when asked about Winter Wonderland. During last week’s Full Council Meeting (January 15) councillor David Sawyer (Lib Dem, De Parys) asked councillor Andrea Spice if she...