Village Farm 85 Cotton End Road Wilstead Bedford MK45 3DB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01491/ADV - Advertisement Awaiting decision

Proposal

1 x free standing V-board totem and 2 x flags Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
3 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
7 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 25 Oct 2026, from Bedford's recent signs and adverts.

A re-consultation started on 25 Sept 2026. The council has not yet published the new comment deadline.

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Wilstead 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 listed building at the site

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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Bedford - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Advertisement
Postcode
MK45 3DB
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Wixams & Wilstead
Parish
Wilshamstead
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 63 of the 56-day target. Bedford usually decides signs and adverts by day 65.

Day 632 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
36%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
28decided 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

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15127390
Planning Portal ref
PP-15127390
Neighbours
25 Sept 2026
Consultation
25 Sept 2026
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
21 Aug 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use