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Plans for drive-through cafés near Kempston withdrawn after Environment Agency objection

Plans for drive-through cafés and an employment development near Kempston have been withdrawn after the Environment Agency said the site lies within a functional floodplain...

Queens Drive store makes second bid for fresh pizza

A Bedford convenience store and post office has submitted a fresh bid to add a pizza takeaway, two months after the council refused a similar plan. The applicant’s planning...

New town at Tempsford among government plans for the biggest housebuilding push in 50 years

Seven proposed new towns, including Tempsford and the eastern expansion of Milton Keynes towards Central Bedfordshire, could “kick-start the biggest housebuilding push in more than 50 years”, according to the government...

Nine-home Sharnbrook farmland plan returns six years after refusal

Plans to build nine homes on farmland in Sharnbrook have been resubmitted six years after being refused, with developers citing a lack of five-year housing land supply. The application seeks...

Plans submitted to convert former Great Denham golf club into business units

Plans to convert part of the former Great Denham Golf Course to offices or light industrial units have been submitted to Bedford Borough Council. The application said the closed...

Vacant Renhold home could become ‘small residential institution’

Plans have been submitted to convert a house in Renhold into a small residential institution. The application to Bedford Borough Council seeks permission to change the use of 2 Becher Close...

Retrospective planning application for High Street flat conversion

A flat above a Bedford High Street leisure venue has been built and occupied before seeking planning approval. The retrospective planning application relates to 38 High Street, where...

Polhill floodlit 3G pitch plans face renewed backlash from neighbours

A resident has launched a blistering attack on the University of Bedfordshire’s proposed 3G pitch at Polhill, accusing it of “arrogance” and branding its revised plans “insulting.”...

Villagers object to Willington planning application

An outline application for up to 36 new homes in Willington has prompted objections from residents who say the scheme conflicts with the village’s neighbourhood plan...

Councillor warns retrospective planning must not reward non-compliance as Kempston car dealership rejected

Bedford Borough Council has refused retrospective planning permission for a used car dealership operating from a former commercial unit in Kempston, after councillors said the access...