Farmer tells planning committee: ‘Don’t scapegoat us for all the lorries in Pavenham’
Local Democracy Reporter
A farmer’s use of buildings for storage and distribution – and the lorries associated with the business – has split the community in Pavenham.
Councillors have been invited to have another go at making a planning decision that was already on the brink of being signed off. Bedford Borough Council’s lawyers have advised the planning...
Bedford Borough Council costs order after “unreasonable” planning decision delay
Local Democracy Reporter
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...
Councillor says ‘democratic rights’ at stake during planning committee’s lockdown
Local Democracy Reporter
A councillor says the democratic rights of the public are being lost during the planning committee’s lockdown.Cllr Alison Foster (Cons, Harrold ward)...
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...
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...
Major planning decisions will be taken behind closed doors until the coronavirus crisis is over. Bedford Council’s planning committee has decided...
Controversial plans for a hot food takeaway in a Bedford borough village hinge on whether officers at the council can reach an acceptable legal agreement...
Have another go later, Bedford planners reluctantly tell shunned Riseley developers
Local Democracy Reporter
Councillors were finally convinced to reject plans for seven retirement bungalows in a village conservation area after being told they had a legal duty to consider the advice of their experts...
Bedford Borough reinforcements arrive to tilt the balance as opening shots are fired in village’s planning battle
Local Democracy Reporter
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...
A socially distanced visit will be arranged so councillors can see a Kempston street’s parking problems. Councillors heard there is opposition from...
Campaigners fear that children’s lives will be put at risk on even busier roads if 81 new homes are built next to a school.