Planning consultations in Central Bedfordshire
Read our response to the Accelerated Planning consultation (PDF)
Read our response to the consultation on additional flexibilities to support housing delivery (PDF)
Read our response to the consultation on the Implementation of Plan-Making Reforms (PDF)
Read our response to the Infrastructure Levy Consultation, June 2022 (PDF)
Read our response to the Luton Airport expansion consultation, April 2022.
Read our response to the Oxford to Cambridge Arc Vision consultation, October 2021.
Read our response to the East West Rail consultation, June 2021.
Planning for the future
The council has submitted its response to the ‘Planning for the Future’ White Paper consultation undertaken by MHCLG, which proposes wide-scale reforms to the planning system. This is the Central Bedfordshire Council response: Planning White Paper (October 2020) (PDF).
Changes to the current planning system
An additional consultation ‘Changes to the Current Planning System’ was held over the summer, which proposes interim changes to the current system, including a change in the methodology to calculate housing need. This is the Central Bedfordshire Council response: Changes to current planning system (September 2020) (PDF).