West Public Conveniences Mowsbury Park Kimbolton Road Bedford Bedfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/01729/COU - Change of Use Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of part of the car park and the existing garage and toilet buildings to use for motorcycle rider training (Compulsory Basic Training, Direct Access and advanced training), with associated classroom and storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
17 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Nov 2026 and 10 Dec 2026, from Bedford's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Local nature reserve 387 m away: Putnoe Wood; Inside the Bedford built-up area; National infrastructure project 1362 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Change of Use
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Putnoe
Parish
Bedford Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Camrider Franchising Limited - Mr B Adams

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Bedford usually decides changes of use by day 73.

Day 2251 days to the predicted decision (day 73)
39%decided within 8 weeks
66%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15214793
Planning Portal ref
PP-15214793
Neighbours
22 Sept 2026
Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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