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Bromham Mill Entrance in 2021 Screenshot Google Streetview (C)2024 Google Image Capture October 2021. Image: LDRS

Letters: Bromham Parish Council’s claim they are listening to residents is a “distortion”

At the recent meeting (8 December) of Bedford Borough's Planning Committee, the Chairman of Bromham Parish Council spoke in favour of the application before the committee for...
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10 The Embankment; a semi detached Victorian house in Bedford

Proposal to convert vacant Embankment house into seven flats

Bedford’s Embankment could gain seven self-contained flats – if plans are approved. Bedford Borough Council has received an application to convert a former house in multiple occupation...
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The neon sign of Taco Bell on Riverside Square in November 2025

“Impossibly bright” town centre Taco Bell sign sparks “misery” for neighbours

There's been whispers of excitement about the arrival on a new Taco Bell restaurant near Riverside Square, but for those living in nearby Pilgrims House, life has gone from serene to a "misery"...
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Scaffolding erected around houses in a new housing development Image: Irene Miller/Shutterstock

Councillors vote against 149 new farmland homes

A housing scheme in Wilstead has suffered a setback after councillors went against planning advice and voted “minded to refuse” an application for up to 149 homes on farmland off Bedford Road...
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Approximation of the planned 10 home development in Oakley Screenshot Google My Maps Map Data (C)2024 Imagery (C) Maxar Technologies Image- LDRS

Further plans submitted for development of 10 homes in Oakley

A development of ten new homes in Oakley has taken a step forward after more detailed plans have been submitted to the council. The 0.9-hectare site sits behind accessed via a track opposite...
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32 Grafton Road in Bedford

New flats planned for Grafton Road

A Bedford Edwardian semi-detached house could become four one-bedroom flats if plans are approved – despite offering no on-site parking. The planning application for 32 Grafton Road...
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B&M Midland Road (Harpur Street Entrance). Image: B&M

B&M told to tidy up town centre store after breaching planning conditions

B&M has lost its appeal against a Bedford Borough Council enforcement notice over unauthorised signage on Midland Road, with the planning inspector calling the design...
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Cllr Henry Vann in Bedford Park. Image: North Bedfordshire Liberal Democrats

Monthly column: Bedford Borough left playing catch-up yet again

A massive new town at Tempsford has recently been announced by the Government. The new town is intended to have 40,000 homes, and thousands of these would fall within Bedford Borough...
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Context Plan Screenshot Page 9 EIA Scoping Report. Image: Bloor Homes via LDRS

Major development submitted for 1,000 homes at Bedford River Valley Park

Bloor Homes has submitted a scoping request to Bedford Borough Council for a major 1,000 new home mixed-use scheme at Bedford River Valley Park. The site is around three miles east...
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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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