Comprehensive Plan

Download the Bedford 2025 Comprehensive Plan (6MB)

The Bedford County 2025 Comprehensive Plan was adopted in June 2007 and amended in 2011. The 2011 amendment incorporated the addition of State-mandated Urban Development Areas; this chapter was adopted for addition on June 13, 2011.

The purpose of a Comprehensive Plan is to provide a basis for assisting the County in promoting an optimal development pattern over the next 20 years, given existing constraints and opportunities. The Plan is a response to the needs, problems, opportunities and constraints affecting Bedford County. The Comprehensive Plan is comprised of goals, objectives, and strategies that strive to work toward fulfilling citizens’ collective vision of what they want the County to look like for future generations. The Plan addresses the desire of County officials and leaders to deploy necessary services at reasonable cost to be shared among citizen taxpayers and those private interests that create intensive demands for such services.

The Comprehensive Plan consists of an inventory and analysis of past trends and development, as well as an analysis of existing conditions, and a statement of goals and objectives for the future. Citizen involvement in the planning process is a central requirement for a Comprehensive Plan. Citizen involvement assures that the Plan adequately serves the community and all its residents. (excerpt from Executive Summary) To discuss how the Plan affects the citizens of Bedford County, please call the Department of Community – Division of Planning. The document is formatted with blank pages to allow double-sided printing.