Unit 5A Riverside Square Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1AS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01945/ADV - Advertisement Awaiting decision

Proposal

Installation of 3 internally illuminated fascia signs and 1 internally illuminated projecting sign. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 05:01

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Application progress

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Received

8 Oct 2026

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Consultation

14 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 3 Dec 2026 and 26 Dec 2026, from Bedford's recent signs and adverts.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 9

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 ↗

Air quality management area: Bedford Town Centre AQMA

The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.

Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.

Council record ↗

Conservation area 19 m away: Bedford

The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

Also on the record

Heritage at risk 19 m away: Bedford; National infrastructure project 259 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Scheduled monument 247 m away: Bedford Bridge; Flood defence 26 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 4 year flood); 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Bedford built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt

Checked on 15 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.

Building

Floor area403 m² (4,338 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (asset rating 83)

UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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