Land Off Knotting Road Hillands Plantation Melchbourne
Awaiting decision
26/00907/PRM
Description
Notification under Class BC of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2023 of temporary recreational campsite At: Hillands Plantation, Melchbourne, the proposed temporary camp site that will operate this year between the 19th June and 1st September 2026 at the above location.
Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#237 of 282 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Bedford ranks #188 out of 282 councils for householder decision speed. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Bedford decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #237 of 282
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #209 of 282
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #188 of 282
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #230 of 282
56%
Minor dwellings approved
112 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
22 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,031
Total decisions
192 refused in 2025