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Decision on Oakley Pre-School play hours deferred for site visit

A decision on extending outdoor play hours at an Oakley pre-school has been deferred after councillors voted to carry out a site visit before making a ruling. Bedford Borough Council’s planning committee...
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Kempston MOT centre plans rejected after local objections

Borough councillors have refused plans to turn a former car sales site in Park Road, Kempston, into an MOT centre after residents warned it would worsen congestion and harm the character...
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Planning for 93 homes in Bromham submitted for third time in nine years

Plans for up to 93 homes on land north of Lower Farm Road in Bromham have been resubmitted to Bedford Borough Council. The outline application, submitted on behalf of Kler Group...
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Gym plans for Kempston’s “15-years empty” Saxon Centre

Plans have been submitted to Bedford Borough Council seeking permission to change the use of vacant office space at The Saxon Centre in Kempston into a gym. In a cover letter accompanying...
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Podington plans prevented by Bedford Borough Council

Bedford Borough Council has refused plans for up to nine new homes on brownfield land in a north Bedfordshire village. The application (25/02558/PIP) sought approval for between five and...
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Letters: Is Grace Church planning refusal the last chapter?

Grace Community Church’s hybrid planning application, seeking full permission to build a church and outline permission for 79 houses on a site by Cemetery Road in Kempston, has finally been...
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Artist's impression of Grace Community Hub in Kempston. Image: Grace Community Church

Council refuses planning consent for Kempston community hub

Plans for a controversial new community hub and up to 79 homes on land north of Cemetery Road in Kempston have been refused by Bedford Borough Council. The hybrid application...
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Plans resubmitted for former nightclub site in Souldrop

A developer has resubmitted plans to alter the design of a long-approved industrial development at a former nightclub in rural Bedford borough. Planning officers refused the last application...
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Council says proposed 400-home development in Kempston “unlikely” to significantly affect environment

Bedford Borough Council has decided that a proposed residential development of up to 400 homes on land at Gibraltar Corner, Kempston, will not require a full Environmental Impact...
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Additional 210 homes planned for Hill Farm development in Sharnbrook

Plans for a 210-home extension and community healthcare hub at Hill Farm, Sharnbrook, have moved a step closer after developers formally asked Bedford Borough Council to...
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