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28 August 2026
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Neighbourhood Development Plan

Bromham village sign with the Swan pub in the background.

“Bromham has done its duty”: Council’s planning committee refuses housing development

Plans for up to 179 new homes on Bromham farmland north of Northampton Road have been refused by Bedford Borough Council’s planning committee. This followed strong...
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“General skullduggery” alleged over Turvey neighbourhood plan

A parish council has “evidence of bullying, coercion and general skulduggery” during the vote for Turvey’s Neighbourhood Development Plan, a meeting heard. The claim was made during...
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Parish Council objects to new homes in Wootton

Wootton Parish Council has objected to plans to build up to five new homes as the proposed site was “rejected as part of the village’s Neighbourhood Development Plan”...
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Neighbourhood Development Plan for Harrold approved

Harrold’s Neighbourhood Development Plan has been formally ‘made’ by Bedford Borough council. The plan was agreed at last night’s (Wednesday, January 5) Bedford Borough Council’s Executive...
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Thurleigh villagers divided over ‘anti democratic’ housing plan

Councillors have controversially granted permission to an “anti-democratic” plan for 20 new homes in a village near Bedford. A site called Hayle Field, off High Street, in Thurleigh...
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