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We’re passionate about making the Bedfordshire countryside a better place for everyone to live, work and enjoy.

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Discover Bedfordshire

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What gets built and where

CPRE Bedfordshire Planning Policy Update: Spring / Summer 2025

What impact will new planning policies have on Bedfordshire?

Luton Airport expansion flies in the face of environmental commitments

The Government have ignored their own Independent Planning Inspectors.

What gets built and where

CPREs unite on the Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor

A joint policy was agreed in December 2024.

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Living Countryside Awards

Bedfordshire

Catching up with the winners of the Bedfordshire Choice Award 2023

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Bedfordshire

Meet our new Manager!

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Bedfordshire

Voting now open for the 2025 Bedfordshire Choice Award!

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