Heath and Reach Parish Council

30/09/2026

The next Parish Council meeting is on 5th October at 7pm in the Village Barn. Please feel free to attend.
Agenda available to view

02/09/2026

The next Parish Council meeting is to be held on Monday 7th September in The Barn, corner of Eastern Way and Leighton Road, Heath and Reach at 7pm.

All are welcome to attend.

30/07/2026

The Planning Committee Meeting Agenda is now available to view:

https://www.heathandreach-pc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/114/2026/07/Agenda.pdf

Please note this meeting is to be held at 6pm, Tuesday 4th August at The Barn, corner of Eastern Way and Leighton Road.

This meeting is being held to look at the 'Call for Sites' CBC Consultation. There are 9 sites within Heath and Reach that have been shortlisted for possible future development. All residents are invited to comment on the CBC website.

22/07/2026

The 'call for Sites' consultation for the new local plan is now open and runs until 17th August.

Given that the Parish Council do not meet again before the closing date, a Planning Committee Meeting has been arranged for 4th August at 6pm in The Barn, Heath and Reach.

Information on this consultation can be found at:
https://centralbedfordshire.oc2.uk/

This is a public consultation and your input could help shape the future of Heath and Reach.

Have your say on Local Plan and other consultations.

15/07/2026

Have an issue affecting the village? Your Parish Council is here to listen and help.

If you spot a problem or have a concern about something affecting our village, please let the Parish Council know. Reporting issues helps us understand what matters to residents and take the right steps where we can. You are very welcome to attend Parish Council meetings (1st Monday of every month except August and where there is a Bank Holiday, the meeting moves to the 2nd Monday of the month), contact the clerk or complete a ‘Contact Us’ form on the website.

Email: [email protected]
Website: heathandreach-pc.gov.uk

Working together to keep our village a safe, welcoming and pleasant place to live.

15/07/2026

The consultation on Submitted Sites in the new Local Plan is now open.
CBC are keen to understand which sites would be the preferred options for allocation within each area. All sites are going through a technical assessment by Officers, looking at issues such as flood risk, site access and relationship to the settlement (for example), and this will show which sites could technically be suitable for development.

To see the sites that have been shortlisted and have your say about shaping the future of Heath and Reach please log onto: www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/local-plan-sites,
alternatively send an email to: [email protected]

Call for Sites

14/07/2026

The Parish Council has limited power over potholes, signage, roads, pavements, lighting and parking. One area it can be active in is
monitoring traffic volume and speeds through the village.
PC thanks the residents who give up their time to volunteer for this. Speedwatch can only happen at agreed sites with the police. However, following a request made by a resident attending a PC meeting, Linslade Road has now been added to the site list.
The Parish Council is awaiting Central Bedfordshire Council’s permission to attach Speedwatch signs to CBC posts at the four entrance points to the village.

07/07/2026

Finance Committee Meeting Friday 10th July @ 2pm at The Barn, corner of Eastern Way & Leighton Road.

04/07/2026

Planning application CB/26/01392/OUT

TIME IS TICKING BY!

You have until 7th July to send in your comments.
Currently on the planning portal there are 315 comments. Between Heath & Reach, Leighton Buzzard, Hockliffe & Edlesborough this equates to less than .5% of the population responding.

Head to the CBC planning portal to register your comments.

Act now & have your say!