Pioneer Park 200 Ampthill Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9BW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00829/ADV - Advertisement Approved

Proposal

Installation of 1 internally illuminated pylon sign, 1 internally illuminated fascia sign and 2 non-illuminated fascia signs. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
30 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
5 May 2026
✓
Consultation
8 May 2026
✓
Approved
30 Jun 2026

Approved on 30 Jun 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 56 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Bedford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Building

Floor area2,046 m² (22,023 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 29)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Bedford - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Advertisement
Postcode
MK42 9BW
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Cauldwell
Parish
Bedford Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Consent
Decision date
30 Jun 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Sign Specialists Ltd - Miss K Williamson

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 6 days faster than Bedford's median of 62 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 84% of signs and adverts here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
32decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14901534
Planning Portal ref
PP-14901534
Neighbours
8 May 2026
Consultation
8 May 2026
Comments by
23 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
2 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.