Stewartby Brickworks Broadmead Road Stewartby Bedfordshire

Awaiting decision 26/00332/EIASCP
Council
Date received
19 Feb 2026
Date validated
19 Feb 2026
Postcode
MK43 9LG

Description

Under Regulation 15 of The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended), request for a Scoping opinion, to agree the content of an Environmental Statement (ES) Addendum to support a Section 73 planning application pursuant to permitted application 18/03022/EIA (Outline application with all matters reserved except access for a housing led mixed use redevelopment comprising up to 1,000 new homes, 1.31 hectares of employment land, a new primary school and pre-school, heritage centre, community facilities (including retail), open space, green infrastructure and associated works (This is not a planning application for the development, this is a scoping opinion request only under EIA regulations)

2.7/10
Planning Authority Score
#239 of 282

Bedford ranks #180 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%).

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
65%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (71%) #180 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