Plans to convert the former Fox and Hounds pub in Bedford into residential accommodation have been approved on appeal, after the planning inspectorate overturned Bedford Borough Council’s refusal.
Councillors were told at the planning committee meeting on 13 October that the appeal had been allowed, clearing the way for the redevelopment of the site at 178 Goldington Road.
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One member said they had thought the appeal had been dismissed and sought clarification.
Planning officers confirmed that the inspector had ruled in the applicant’s favour.
The decision was one of nine appeals allowed during the latest quarter, alongside other cases such as a 50-home development in Roxton and the KFC drive-through exit plan on Goldington Road.
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by John Guinn
Local Democracy Reporter
