Land East Of Twinwood Road Oakley And Clapham And Land South East Of Thurleigh Road Milton Ernest And Thurleigh. Data via plota.co.uk

26/01266/M73 Awaiting decision

Proposal

Solar farm with ancillary infrastructure, including variation of approved plans condition 1 attached to 25/01292/MAF to allow for the substitution of three approved spare parts containers with three solar inverter cabins and, a minor realignment of the access track in Field B . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

3 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

13 Jul 2026

✓

Consultation

17 Jul 2026

Decision

Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Documents

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Important details

Council: Bedford
Received: 3 Jul 2026
Validated: 13 Jul 2026
Target decision: 4 Oct 2026

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15049235
Neighbours: 17 Jul 2026
Site notice: 22 Jul 2026
Press notice: 20 Jul 2026

Bedford

Planning Authority Score

2.4/10

Poor

#253 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder 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 performance

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