Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040
Draft Plan: Strategy options and draft policies consultation
The Council is preparing a new local plan. We are consulting you on the latest draft which focuses on the following key policy areas:
- Development Strategy to 2040 and delivery of growth in order to meet national policy requirements. The Draft plan sets out the Council’s emerging preferred options for where future development should be focused but your comments are invited on all options before a choice is made;
- Town centre and retail policies in order to support a more flexible future for our centres;
- Updated development management policies (those used to help make decisions on planning applications) to do with
- Environmental net gain
- Quality of development and residential space standards
- Self-build and custom homebuilding.
We would like to hear your views on the Draft plan. If you want to have your say then this is the time to get involved. The deadline for submitting comments is 5pm on 3rd September 2021.