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26/00750/MAO - Major Outline Awaiting decision

Proposal

Outline application for up to 66 dwellings with all matters reserved except Access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Apr 2026
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Validated
29 Apr 2026
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Consultation
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 163.

A re-consultation started on 14 Aug 2026. The council has not yet published the new comment deadline.

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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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Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Major Outline
Postcode
MK43 9HT
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
29 Apr 2026
Ward
Wootton & Kempston Rural
Parish
Wootton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Emery Planning - Mr S Harris

Decision outlook

Day 163, past the statutory target. 64% of new homes in Bedford are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 2 Oct 2026.

Day 16372 days past the 91-day target
42%decided within 8 weeks
33%approved
80decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →

Public comments

13comments received
11 objecting2 neutral

85% object · above the UK average of 74%

78 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14701903
Planning Portal ref
PP-14701903
Neighbours
14 Aug 2026
Consultation
14 Aug 2026
Comments by
12 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
15 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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