CPRE Bedfordshire Planning Policy Update: Spring / Summer 2025

What impact will the Government’s new planning policies have on Bedfordshire?

CPRE Bedfordshire has published an in-depth briefing paper looking at the possible impacts of government planning policies on Bedfordshire.

The briefing includes:

• Information about the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published 12th December 2024
• The Planning and Infrastructure Bill currently making its way through parliament
• The New Towns Task Force
• The impact on Local Plan Housing numbers
• The impact of new policies on major infrastructure projects in Bedfordshire including the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor, East-West Rail, Universal Studios and Luton Airport
• Links to further reading

Bedfordshire is facing a period of massive and rapid change. A careful balancing act will be required over the near future to maintain and grow our local economy as well as protecting and improving our precious countryside, green spaces and local environment.

Here at CPRE Bedfordshire we continue to monitor what is happening and what is getting built where, working independently and with you to ensure this change leaves Bedfordshire a better place to live work and enjoy.

Download the Briefing Paper here: CPRE Bedfordshire Planning Policy Update Spring-Summer 2025

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