Bedford Borough Council

Local Plan

The idea for a Bedford River Valley Park was first published in Bedford Borough Council's Local Plan in 2002. This set out the authority's aspiration to create the Park and put a boundary line on the map.

Although no details were included at that early stage, inclusion of such a far-sighted project gave the Country Park a realistic foundation.

The Marston Vale Trust is now taking an opportunity to push the creation of the Park a step forward: in April 2008, the BRVP Framework document was published, laying out a coherent vision of what the Park will be like. A 3km multi-user path has been created and other projects are in the pipeline.

Bedford Borough Council, Local Plan

Policy NE23
"When development opportunities arise, within the area defined on the Proposals Map, the Borough Council will seek the creation of the Bedford River Valley Park as an area where
opportunities exist for landscape enhancement, nature conservation, recreation and increased public access whilst protecting sites of acknowledged archaeological importance"