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Decision No	Short Description	Date Of Decision	Decision Taker Portfolio Holder/Officer
1886	To approve the proposed letting of the part ground floor, Borough Hall to UDX Development Company Ltd.	5/8/2026	Councillor Jim Weir	More Info
1885	To approve the award of the Department for Education's Experts at Hand and Local Authority SEND Transformation Fund grant funding to Bedford Borough Council.	5/8/2026	Councillor Jane Walker	More Info
1884	To approve the principle of the acquisition of the freehold of the Land from UDX and the subsequent disposal of the Land back to UDX, for the purpose of utilising S203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 to override rights and covenants.	29/7/2026	Tom Wootton	More Info
1883	To approve the proposed Policy for the Award of Crisis Resilience Fund - Crisis Payments.	24/7/2026	Councillor Marc Frost	More Info
1882	To approve the disposal of, subject to contract, the Council's freehold interest in the Bedford Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre, 155 Barkers Lane, Bedford	20/7/2026	Tom Wootton	More Info
1881	To note the consolidation of the Town Deal into the Local Regeneration Fund (LRF); and that the proposed changes outlined in the attached report, including implications on the governance structure, be acknowledged.	3/7/2026	Councillor Andrea Spice	More Info
1880	Staploe Neighbourhood Plan	1/7/2026	Councillor Andrea Spice	More Info
1879	To approve the adoption and publication of the proposed Renter's Rights Act 2025 Enforcement Policy, as detailed in Appendix A to facilitate robust delivery of the Council's duties to investigate and enforce landlord non-compliance.	29/6/2026	Councillor Andrea Spice	More Info
1878	To formally adopt the Greyfriars, Bedford Development Brief and Design Code SPD, as detailed in Appendix B to the attached report prepared to accompany the decision, as a Supplementary Planning Document	29/6/2026	Councillor Andrea Spice	More Info
1877	To formally adopt the Tall Buildings Guide - Urban Area, as detailed in Appendix B to the attached report prepared to accompany the decision, as a Supplementary Planning Document.	29/6/2026	Councillor Andrea Spice	More Info
1876	To formally adopt the Bedford Borough Design Code: Urban and Suburban Areas as detailed in Appendix B to the attached report prepared to accompany the decision, as a Supplementary Planning Document.	29/6/2026	Councillor Andrea Spice	More Info
1875	To formally adopt the Bedford Borough Design Code: Large Urban Extensions and New Settlements, as detailed in Appendix B to the attached report prepared to accompany the decision, as a Supplementary Planning Document.	29/6/2026	Councillor Andrea Spice	More Info
1874	Appointments to Outside Bodies	11/6/2026	Tom Wootton	More Info
1873	To request approval from the Portfolio Holder in accordance with the Council's Constitution, to write off debts in respect of business rates and sundry debts owed to the Council in excess of £20,000 that are considered to be irrecoverable	29/5/2026	Councillor Marc Frost	More Info
1872	To note the identified need for an additional 30 gypsy and traveller pitches by 2030, plus a further 13 pitches by 2040.	26/5/2026	Tom Wootton	More Info
1871	That under Section 34 A (4) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 the Renhold Neighbourhood Development Plan be "made" with immediate effect.	1/5/2026	Tom Wootton	More Info