Land Adjacent To Broadmead Farm Broadmead Road Stewartby Bedfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00977/OHL - Overhead Electricity Lines Decided - Permitted
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Overhead Line (Exemption) (England & Wales) Regulations 2009 Statutory Instrument 2009 No. 640 Electricity, Paragraph 3 (1) - upgrade part of the existing low voltage overhead line network Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Consultation
2 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 26 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 160.

The consultation period closed on 23 Jun 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project about 646 m away: Millbrook Power
The site is about 646 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Rookery South Energy from Waste Generating Station (decided, about 1571 m); East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements (at pre-application, about 446 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Stewartby built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Overhead Electricity Lines
Postcode
MK43 9NN
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
Wixams & Wilstead
Parish
Stewartby
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 160, past the statutory target. 91% of utility and infrastructure works 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 22 Oct 2026.

Day 160104 days past the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
56decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
2 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
8 Randall Lane Stewartby Bedford Bedford MK43 9GS
Single storey side extension, removal of chimney and increased hard surfacing
21/00830/FUL
2019 Approved
Broadmead Lower School Park Crescent Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9NN
18/03170/DC3 - Condition 7 - Cycle and Scooter Parking (Erection of single storey 5 class…
19/00565/AOC
2019 Approved
Broadmead Lower School Park Crescent Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9NN
18/03170/DC3 - Condition 5 Highways Scheme (Erection of single storey 5 classroom buildin…
19/01154/AOC
2019 Approved
Broadmead Lower School Park Crescent Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9NN
18/03170/DC3 - Condition 9 Pedestrian access (Erection of single storey 5 classroom build…
19/01170/AOC
2019 Approved
Broadmead Lower School Park Crescent Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9NN
18/03170/DC3 - Condition 3 - SUDS Strategy (Erection of single storey 5 classroom buildin…
19/00560/AOC
2019 Approved
Broadmead Lower School Park Crescent Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9NN
18/03170/DC3 - Condition 6 - Car Parking (Erection of single storey 5 classroom building…
19/00564/AOC
2019 Approved
Broadmead Lower School Park Crescent Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9NN
18/03170/DC3 - Condition 4 - Contractors Compound (Erection of single storey 5 classroom…
19/00563/AOC
2018 Approved
Broadmead Lower School Park Crescent Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9NN
Erection of single storey 5 classroom building with staff room and associated car parking.
18/03170/DC3
2017 Approved
Broadmead Lower School Park Crescent Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9NN
16/02489/FUL - Condition 4 Boundary treatments (Replacement and relocation of the existin…
17/00887/AOC
2017 Approved
Broadmead Lower School Park Crescent Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9NN
16/02489/FUL - Condition 5 Car and Cycle parking (Replacement and relocation of the exist…
17/00888/AOC
2017 Approved
Broadmead Lower School Park Crescent Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9NN
16/02489/FUL - Condition 6 Landscaping (Replacement and relocation of the existing pre-sc…
17/00889/AOC
2017 Approved
5 Park Crescent Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9GB
Single storey rear extension.
17/01296/FUL
2016 Approved
Broadmead Lower School Park Crescent Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9NN
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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