Privacy statement

The personal data that you provide will be used to record your response and notify you regarding the next stages of the plan. The legal basis for this processing is through the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026.

Where you make a representation, we will publish your name and comments. Your contact details (postal address, email address and telephone number) will not be published.

Your contact details will be shared between Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton Borough Councils to keep our records up-to-date and maintain contact with you in the future. Your contact details will also be shared with the Planning Inspectorate to enable them to manage the formal examination of the plan.

You are entitled to withdraw your representation up until the point that the consultation event closes.

Your personal data will be managed in accordance with the data protection and records management policies in place at Bedford Borough Council, Central Bedfordshire Council and Luton Borough councils.

You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you. If you believe your data is being used incorrectly or handled unlawfully, you also have the right to make a complaint. For full details on your personal data rights, please refer to the data protection policies available from your council’s website.

For the purposes of the Bedfordshire Minerals and Waste Plan, any data protection concerns should be directed in the first instance to the information governance team at Central Bedfordshire Council, which is managing this consultation on behalf of the three Bedfordshire authorities.

Artificial intelligence software might be used to help analyse consultation responses.