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26/01346/LPA - Local Authority Consultation Request Approved

Proposal

(This application is not being determined by Bedford Borough Council. Please contact the Applicant for details or to make comments) Construction and operation of a broiler rearing unit with six linked poultry buildings and ancillary structures comprising fifteen grain silos, three crumb feed silos, three feed blending houses, two water tanks with an associated pump house, two gas storage tanks, an electricity substation, switch room and standby generator with fuel tank, a weigh room, a welfare block, a cold store and incinerator, a boiler house and storage building, a security gatehouse and associated hardstanding, with boundary fencing, landscape, planting and flood attenuation works and an upgrading of an existing vehicular access track extending to the south-west to an existing anaerobic digestion plant access road. (revised scheme to ) To view online go to www.northnorthants.gov.uk/papps… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Jul 2026
Approved
3 Aug 2026

Approved on 3 Aug 2026 · Local Planning Authority request · Last checked 4 Aug 2026

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Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Local Authority Consultation Request
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Parish
Out Of Area Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Decision
No objection
Decision date
3 Aug 2026
Decision level
Local Planning Authority request
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Aug 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 performance
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