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The former Rushmoor School. Image: Google Maps Street View via LDRS.

“Beggars belief”: councillors accept developer request to drop affordable homes at the former school site

Last night’s Planning Committee (Monday, 8 December) agreed to remove affordable housing from a previously approved housing scheme at the former Rushmoor School in Bedford...
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Block of 12 flats proposed to replace Warwick Avenue “eyesore”

Plans for a new block of apartments in Bedford would not be viable if Bedford Borough Council’s affordable housing policies are applied, the developers have said. The proposal is for 12...
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Plans submitted to convert Poets area care home into 13 affordable homes

Thirteen affordable homes could become available in Bedford’s Poets if plans to convert a care home for older people are approved... An application to change the use of...
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New homes set to be built on former St. Andrew’s School site

More homes could be set to be built on a former school site. A planning application has been submitted to Bedford Borough Council for the former St Andrew’s School site on Pemberley Avenue...
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