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Wixams Station ‘on track’ says senior officer at Bedford Borough Council

The Wixams Railway Station project is continuing to move forward and developers should start making their financial contributions by the end of July, a meeting heard....

Residents told to “continue” planning for EWR Route E despite recent council research

Bedford residents living in areas affected by East West Rail Co’s preferred route should continue with all the processes available to them, a councillor was told. This followed a presentation outlining...

Local Plan public hearings begin with “certain modifications” expected

The planning inspector’s role is to assess if a local plan as document is sound and not to investigate recent claims and counter-claims, a meeting heard. The public hearings on Bedford Borough Council’s...

Planning officer says “live somewhere else” if you want to own a car on former Rushmoor site

Buildings at the former Rushmoor School site will become blocks of one- and two-bed apartments – but if you have a car then you should look for somewhere else to live. That was...

Bedford Borough ranked 322 out of the 333 local planning authorities.

Bedford Borough Council planners try to keep applicants up to date with decision delays, but if they updated them every day the planners wouldn’t have the time to do anything else...

Planning department relies on costly consultants to clear caseload backlog

Bedford Borough Council offers a “challenging but rewarding career” for planners, offers “almost everything” a planner is likely to experience, but the high caseload needs to be tackled...

Bin better: Boozy Bedfordians and driver shortages put recycling drop-off points under pressure

A combination of lorry driver shortages, vastly increased alcohol consumption and closed charity shops are putting council waste collection services under growing pressure. Councillors were…

“Terrifying” railway viaduct plan would put trains “50ft in the air” say residents

Residents have spoken of their fear of “terrifying” proposals to build a new railway viaduct north of Bedford for the controversial East West Rail project. A public consultation exercise launched...

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