Bedford Borough has a rich and diverse historic environment comprising archaeological remains, historic buildings, settlements and landscapes.
Our Historic Environment Service protects and enhances the historic environment of Bedford Borough by:
- managing and maintaining the Bedford Borough Historic Environment Record
- providing archaeological advice on pre-application proposals and planning applications
- providing advice on managing change to listed buildings and conservation areas in response to pre-application enquiries, listed building consent and planning applications
- developing conservation area appraisals and management plans and delivering heritage-led regeneration schemes
- providing a countryside advice service to landowners and Natural England on the management of the rural historic environment through countryside stewardship schemes.
- developing and delivering monument management schemes
- responding to proposed changes to national and local policy and historic environment guidance