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Have your say: Council invites public to suggest ideas for Ford End Road development

The land around Ford and Road and south of the river surrounding Bedford St Johns train station has been earmarked for future development...

Democracy and planning rules overrule human rights in appeal for new Renhold home

Planning rules were deemed to be more important than the human rights of a man who wanted to convert a holiday chalet into a permanent home...

Developer’s hopes for a new home on sewage station site in Bromham go down the pan

A plan to knock down what’s left of an old sewage pumping station and build a five bedroom house in its place has been dismissed by a government inspector...

Coronavirus forces planning decisions to be made behind closed doors

Major planning decisions will be taken behind closed doors until the coronavirus crisis is over. Bedford Council’s planning committee has decided...

North East Bedfordshire MP says more public service planning needed

MP for North East Bedfordshire, Richard Fuller (Con), has said that more needs to be done to take into account shortages of public services, like GP appointments, because...

Bedford Borough’s Local Plan can now be adopted following inspectors report

The Bedford Borough Local Plan 2030 has been signed off by the Planning Inspectorate, meaning that it can be adopted as policy...

Letters: Access to the Ravensden development is the real issue

The proposed building of 165 houses is not really an issue. The contentious aspect is that of access to the development.If the Borough Council has any...

Last ditch bid to stop plan for 165 new homes in Ravensden fails

Borough planners have voted to approve a controversial application for up to 165 new homes in a north Bedfordshire village after hearing a final plea to...

Bromham Parish Councillors ‘shocked’ as new doctor’s surgery approved for Biddenham

A plan for a new doctors’ surgery and care home in Biddenham to replace two part-time surgeries in Bromham has been approved despite objections...

Planning Inspectorate says Bedford’s ‘Local Plan’ needs further review

The Planning Inspectorate has sent back Bedford Borough Council's Local Plan 2030 for further review, saying it needs to do more to take into consideration future housing growth. This review includes a Borough wide...

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