Local Plan 2040 tagged articles - Bedford Independent

Revised 330-home scheme for Salph End submitted after earlier refusal

Plans for up to 330 homes on farmland at Salph End, near Renhold, have been submitted to Bedford Borough Council. The proposal, on around 21 hectares of agricultural land between...

Bedford Borough Council begins work on new Local Plan 2050

Bedford Borough Council has approved plans to begin work on a new Local Plan to guide housing, jobs, transport and infrastructure up to 2050. Local plans set out where new homes...

Bedford Borough’s Local Plan 2040 has “no credible future” in light of Universal plans

Bedford Borough Council has voted to withdraw its Local Plan 2040, following a warning from the government’s Planning Inspector that the plan has “no credible future” in light of the proposed...

Fears of “speculative development” as Local Plan 2040 is withdrawn

Bedford borough councillors will be asked to withdraw Local Plan 2040 after the planning inspector warned it could not be found sound without major changes. Members heard...

Letters: In his latest column the mayor is both contradictory and inaccurate

I read with great interest the latest column from the Mayor of Bedford Borough. I find the comments the Mayor makes to be both a contradiction and inaccurate. I do not recall the Mayor ever suggesting...

Monthly column: Local Plan in chaos – Inspector calls for fresh start

For years, many councillors and residents across Bedford Borough have raised serious concerns about the previous Mayor’s Local Plan 2040. They were right to do so...

Letters: ‘Planning applications will be hard to refuse’ says CPRE as Local Plan is withdrawn

CPRE Bedfordshire notes with concern the Mayor's article in Bedford Independent about the expected withdrawal of Bedford Borough's Local Plan 2040. On the basis of the...

Lib Dems accuse mayor of keeping ‘secret list’ of land for development under new Local Plan

A senior Liberal Democrat councillor has accused the Mayor of Bedford Borough of hiding a “secret list” of land earmarked for potential housing development, including parks...

Bedford Borough Council to ditch 2040 plan and create new strategy for Universal era

Bedford Borough Council is expected to begin work on a new Local Plan, following advice from the Planning Inspectorate that the arrival of Universal Destinations & Experiences...

CPRE has “balanced” view of possible Universal Studios in apparent seal of approval

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) in Bedfordshire has said they have a "balanced view" on the proposals that could see a Universal Studios theme park built in Bedford Borough...

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