Bedford planning news
Bedford planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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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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Health
Great Barford GP Surgery Approved on Old Lower School Site
A new doctors' surgery with 40 parking spaces will replace the empty Great Barford Lower School buildings on Silver Street, after councillors approved it.
Planning
Bedford Councillors Lose Planning Call-In Power on 31 Oct
From 31 October, councillors can no longer call Bedford planning applications to committee, and three objections stop triggering a hearing. What replaces it.
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.
Planning
Silver Street Gaming Centre Refused, Months After Licence
Planners refused a 24-hour gaming centre in the old Clinton Cards on Silver Street on 7 October, though a council panel licensed it in May. Here is why.
Podington
Podington Padel Approved Against Officers' Advice
Councillors approved Podington Padel's barn courts on 12 October, overruling officers who said refuse. Sharnbrook's last 76 Hill Farm homes were approved too.
Planning
Bromham 93 Homes Approved Despite 2017 Appeal Loss
Councillors approved up to 93 homes off Lower Farm Road on 28 September. The same field lost a public inquiry in 2017; layout and design come later.
Planning
Great Barford 500 Homes Approved With 100 Affordable
Councillors approved up to 500 homes at Millfield End on 14 September, with 20% affordable and £2.65m of the £5.98m asked for. The council owns a fifth.
Health
Bedford Hospital care hub approved: 249 parking spaces go
Permission was issued on 13 August for the six-storey elective care hub: 25 conditions, 249 hospital parking spaces lost, 20 years to submit final designs.
Health
Bedford Hospital elective care hub: approval recommended
Officers recommended approval for Bedford Hospital's phased six-storey elective care hub and East West Rail withdrew its objection before Monday's committee.