Towers Health & Racquets Club Clapham Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6EL Data via plota.co.uk

25/02411/ADV - Advertisement Approved

Proposal

Installation of new externally illuminated freestanding entrance sign Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Dec 2025
✓
Consultation
10 Dec 2025
✓
Approved
15 Jan 2026

Approved on 15 Jan 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 126 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Bedford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Advertisement
Postcode
MK41 6EL
Received
3 Dec 2025
Validated
3 Dec 2025
Ward
Harpur
Parish
Bedford Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jan 2026
Decision
Grant Consent
Decision date
15 Jan 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Roebuck Land And Planning Ltd - Mrs S Rawlings

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 23 days faster than Bedford's median of 66 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 92% of signs and adverts here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
37decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14481672
Planning Portal ref
PP-14481672
Neighbours
10 Dec 2025
Consultation
10 Dec 2025
Comments by
6 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
9 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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