Land At Duck End South Of Bedford Road Wilstead Bedfordshire Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of land to provide two Gypsy and Traveller pitches, to include siting and retention of caravans/mobile homes, design, layout, hard and soft landscaping, access arrangements and ancillary operational development (part retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 30 Sept 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Site constraints 1
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
- Retrospective planning permission
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Wixams & Wilstead
- Parish
- Wilshamstead
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Decision date
- 30 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, 19 days faster than Bedford's median of 73 for changes of use. Refused, as 34% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →
Public comments
93% object · above the UK average of 74%
166 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15063523
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15063523
- Neighbours
- 30 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 30 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 11 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 14 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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