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Renhold 330 Homes Approved With £200,000 for Traffic Calming
Councillors approved up to 330 homes off Hookhams Lane, Renhold, despite 110 objections, and raised traffic calming money to £200,000. What was agreed.
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Planning
Clapham 570 Homes: Petition Passes 700 Before Plans Lodged
Hallam Land is preparing plans for up to 570 homes north of Clapham, and the council has ruled a full environmental study is needed. A petition has 707 names.
Planning
Tempsford New Town Still Unconfirmed, Lords Warn Ministers
Ministers said they would confirm Tempsford's 40,000 homes by summer. Peers say no site is chosen yet, and a Bedford college warned them of a builder shortage.
Planning
Bedford Local Plan 2050: 1,251 Homes a Year, Have Your Say
The new plan must find room for 1,251 homes a year to 2050; the borough built 665 last year. Comments close 23 November. What it asks, and how to reply.
House Prices
Bedford House Prices Up £12,497, but Growth Slows to 3.9%
The borough average reached £333,824 in July, up 3.9% and still ahead of every neighbour. The annual rate was 7.5% in May, and flats barely moved.
House Prices
Bedford house prices up £13,849, fastest of its neighbours
The borough average is £329,830, up 4.4% against England's 1.8%. But May's £334,156 was an all-time record, and June gave £4,326 of it straight back.
Housing
Prebend Centre Bedford closes 1 October, council takes over
The Prebend Centre shuts at the end of 1 October and Bedford Borough Council takes over rough sleeper services. Night beds become self-contained rooms.