Units 80 And 91 Twinwoods Business Park Thurleigh Road Milton Ernest Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1FD Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 25/02198/MAF
Council
Bedford 2.4/10
Date received
6 Nov 2025
Date validated
25 Nov 2025
Postcode
MK44 1FD

Description

Demolition of existing buildings, removal of trees, and delivery of up to 10,382 sqm of Use Class B2/B8 (General Industrial & Storage/Distribution) open storage and warehouse, including ancillary offices, construction of a substation as well as all other associated works and infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Milton Ernest built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Historical activity at this location

17 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Twinwoods Business Park, Building 76 Thurleigh Road Milton Ernest Bedford MK44 1FD
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25/01864/AOC
2025
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25/01323/MAF
2025
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2024 Approved
Former Buildings 1, 2 And 3 Twinwoods Business Park Thurleigh Road Milton Ernest Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1FD
23/01158/MAF - Condition 12 foul waste disposal (discharge of condition)
24/01662/AOC
2024
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Use of existing hard standing for Open Storage (Class B8) with associated structures incl…
24/01657/S73
2024 Approved
Former Buildings 1, 2 And 3 Twinwoods Business Park Thurleigh Road Milton Ernest Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1FD
23/01158/MAF - Non-Material Minor Amendment to gate/fence.
24/01329/NMA
2023
Former Buildings 1, 2 And 3 Twinwoods Business Park Thurleigh Road Milton Ernest Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1FD
Use of existing hard standing for Open Storage (Class B8) with associated structures incl…
23/01158/MAF
2022 Approved
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Single storey timber framed maintenance workshop (Development already carried out)
22/02274/S73A
2022 Approved
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22/01194/LDP
2021 Approved
Land At Building 2 Twinwoods Business Park Thurleigh Road Milton Ernest Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6AE
Waste Transfer Station
21/00857/FULWM
2021 Approved
Outside Building 78 Twinwoods Business Park Thurleigh Road Milton Ernest Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6AE
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21/02673/TELLN
2021 Withdrawn
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Request for screening opinion in respect of proposed temporary accommodation for asylum s…
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The relocation of two air cooled packaged chillers and a fuel tank.
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2019 Approved
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Proposed agricultural road.
19/01489/AGR
2017 Approved
Building 84 Security Post Twinwoods Business Park Thurleigh Road Milton Ernest Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1FD
Erection of a 30 metre high telecommunication mast to replace former mast.
17/00631/TELFUL
2016 Approved
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Over cladding of the render treatment with insulated metal faced cladding panes
16/00487/FUL
Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bedford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #201 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Bedford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #259 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #239 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #201 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #233 of 296
52%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
69%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
67%
Change of use approved
57 decided
993
Total decisions
203 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings