Land Adjacent To Meadow Lane Bedford Bedfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/01133/MDC3 - Major District Council Reg 3 Awaiting decision

Proposal

Development of a travellers site consisting of 30 permanent pitches with day rooms and two transit pitches, alongside all necessary supporting infrastructure including the construction of new access on to Meadow Lane, internal access roads, footways, parking, play areas and open space, landscaping, service infrastructure and fencing… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

16 Jun 2026

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Validated

1 Jul 2026

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Consultation

3 Jul 2026

Decision

Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Important details

Council: Bedford
Application type: Major District Council Reg 3
Received: 16 Jun 2026
Validated: 1 Jul 2026
Ward: Kingsbrook
Parish: Bedford Town
Case officer: Track to view
Target decision: 22 Sept 2026
Applicant: Track to view
Agent: Bidwells - Miss N Abbott

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15012519
Neighbours: 3 Jul 2026
Press notice: 6 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

Bedford

Planning Authority Score

2.6/10

Poor

#245 of 292 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

Bedford ranks #194 out of 292 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%).

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Bedford decision performance

Based on MHCLG data, 2025

81%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #245 of 292

88%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #217 of 292

57%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (64%) #194 of 292

53%

Extended time limit

Above avg (40%) #240 of 292

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