Adoption of the ‘Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2015-2035’

Central Bedfordshire Council
Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2015 – 2035
The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended)
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended)
NOTICE OF THE ADOPTION OF THE CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE LOCAL PLAN 2015 – 2035

Notice is hereby given by Central Bedfordshire Council in accordance with Regulations 26 and 35 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended), that the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2015 – 2035 was adopted by Council on 22 July 2021.
The plan was subject to an independent examination conducted by Inspectors appointed by the Secretary of State. In their report, published in July 2021, the Inspectors concluded that subject to the incorporation of the Main Modifications, the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2015 – 2035 satisfies the requirement of Section 20 (5) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended) and meets the criteria for soundness in the National Planning Policy Framework.

All the main modifications have been incorporated into the adopted Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2015 – 2035 and Policies Map.
The Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2015 – 2035 and the Policies Map, now forms part of the statutory development plan for Central Bedfordshire.
The Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2015 – 2035, associated Sustainability Appraisal and Adoption Statement, Policies Map and this Adoption Statement are available to view online on the Council’s website 15. Examination: Local Plan and for inspection at the following locations when they re-open in relation to Covid-19 restrictions:

• Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ when they re-open in relation to Covid-19 restrictions:
• Central Bedfordshire Council, Watling House, High St North, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 1LF
• The documents will also be available from all libraries within the Council area once they re-open. This is currently anticipated on the 11 August.

Any person aggrieved by the adoption of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2015 – 2035 may make an application to the High Court under Section 113 (3) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended) on the grounds that the document is not within the appropriate powers and/ or a procedural requirement has not been complied with. Any application must be made before the end of the period of six weeks beginning with the day after the date of adoption by the Council (22 July 2021).

A copy of this Adoption Statement will be sent to the Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government.
For further information about the Local Plan please contact the Planning Policy Team by email: localplan@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk