Pod 7 Interchange Retail Park Race Meadows Way Kempston Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 7AZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01442/ADV - Advertisement Awaiting decision

Proposal

Installation of 3 internally illuminated fascia signs. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Validated
12 Aug 2026
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Consultation
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 30 Oct 2026, from Bedford's recent signs and adverts.

The consultation period closed on 30 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 4

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 69 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Kempston built-up area; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Advertisement
Postcode
MK42 7AZ
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Kempston South
Parish
Kempston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 58 of the 56-day target. Bedford usually decides signs and adverts by day 62.

Day 584 days to the predicted decision (day 62)
37%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
27decided 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.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15106952
Planning Portal ref
PP-15106952
Neighbours
14 Aug 2026
Consultation
14 Aug 2026
Comments by
30 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
9 Sept 2026
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