Land West Of Interchange Way Kempston Bedfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/01419/TELLN - Telecommunication licence notification Decided
Telecoms masts

Proposal

Permitted development under Class A of Part 16 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended, The removal of 6 no. antenna and the installation of 9 no. replacement antenna and ancillary radio equipment onto existing support poles at existing lattice mast. Structural strengthening of the tower legs via bracing steelwork replacement between 0-5m & 10-15m & 20-25m. Ancillary development thereto. (This is a notification only to the Local Authority who have no determining powers) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
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Response Sent
27 Jul 2026

Response Sent on 27 Jul 2026 · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 25 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Telecommunication licence notification
Postcode
MK42 7AZ
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Kempston South
Parish
Kempston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Response Sent
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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