The feedback received will play a crucial role in shaping the council’s forthcoming Public Transport Policy to provide a more sustainable and accessible public transport system.

Paper copies are also available in locations across Bedford Borough, find details on the consultation webpage.

The purpose of the supplementary planning document is to give guidance on the Council’s development plan policies in relation to trees and landscaping.

These include Policy 38 (Landscaping in new development), Policy 39 (Retention of Trees) and Policy 40 (Hedgerows) in the Local Plan 2030 (PDF).

In order to provide further guidance on the policies it is intended that the draft supplementary planning document will cover:

• tree protection
• planning application requirements
• tree aftercare
• trees in the highway.

The purpose of this consultation is to receive comments on the draft document, following the scoping consultation carried out in late 2022.

They are also currently planning their budget for next year and are considering a council tax increase of 2.99%, please click the link below to answer this short consultation.

Full details of the consultations, including a link to the surveys, are available below.