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30 Hookham's Lane, Renhold location plan Screenshot from Planning Committee presentation 23 March 2026 presentation Image LDRS

Hookhams Lane care home proposal refused due to ‘over-intensification’ fears

Bedford borough councillors refused plans for a residential care home for up to five cared-for adults in Renhold, despite an officer recommendation for approval. The application sought...
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Scaffolding erected around houses in a new housing development Image: Irene Miller/Shutterstock

Lack of five-year housing supply undermining Bedford Borough’s neighbourhood plans, warns committee

Borough councillors have warned that neighbourhood plans are being undermined as plans for a 75-home development in Clapham were approved. Last night (Thursday), the chair of...
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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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Bromham Mill Entrance in 2021 Screenshot Google Streetview (C)2024 Google Image Capture October 2021. Image: LDRS

New Bromham Mill plans approved despite concerns over heritage, parking and wildlife

New plans to redevelop Bromham Mill have been approved by Bedford Borough Council’s planning committee, despite objections from residents who warned of harm to heritage, parking...
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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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Front view of the former Fox and Hounds pub on Goldington Road

Fox and Hounds planning application approved at fifth attempt

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...
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KFC Goldington Road Screenshot Google StreetView (C)2025 Google Image capture July 2024 Image- LDRS

KFC wins planning appeal despite road safety fears

A bid to alter the drive-through layout of a Bedford KFC has been approved on appeal, despite borough councillors previously rejecting the plans over road safety fears. The application, for the...
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The site of a new planned care home for the elderly Image: Bedford Screenshot Google Street View (C)2025 Google Image Capture November 2020

New care home for the elderly approved despite neighbourly opposition

A plan to turn a four-bedroom house in Bedford into a small residential care home has been approved by councillors – despite objections from neighbours. The application at 18 St Alban Road...
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Approximate boundary for the proposed land south of Northampton Road, Bromham development

Bromham councillors back calls for more time over plans to build 315 new homes

Plans to build 315 homes on land south of Northampton Road in Bromham have been deferred for a second time, after councillors backed calls for more time to secure concessions from the developer...
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A google maps screenshot of 10 Hollies Walk, Wootton where a new care home has been built

Unregistered care home in Wootton given planning permission despite previous reservations

A retrospective planning application for an unregistered care home in Wootton has been approved by Bedford Borough Council’s Planning Committee - a month after it was “minded” to refuse...
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