Land West Of The Town Park Cedarwood Circle Wixams Data via plota.co.uk

26/01238/LPA - Local Authority Consultation Request Awaiting decision

Proposal

(This application is not being determined by Bedford Borough Council. Please contact the Applicant for details or to make comments) - Reserved Matters pursuant to Outline Application . Approval of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for a foodstore. To view plans go to http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/planning-register and entering the application reference Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 120.

The consultation period closed on 15 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wixams built-up area; National infrastructure project 1094 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Local Authority Consultation Request
Postcode
MK42 6BW
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Parish
Out Of Area Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 120, past the statutory target. 71% of commercial and major 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 24 Oct 2026.

Day 12064 days past the 56-day target
14%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
6%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Jul 2026
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