Stewartby Brickworks Broadmead Road Stewartby Bedfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

Awaiting decision 26/00332/EIASCP
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) Data via plota.co.uk

Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#245 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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