Land At Windmill House 6 Windmill Hill Biddenham Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4AG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01751/PIP - Planning Permission in Principle Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application for Permission in Principle for the erection of 1-3 dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
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Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Nov 2026 and 12 Dec 2026, from Bedford's recent new homes. The consultation period closed on 2 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
SSSI 333 m away: Biddenham Pit SSSI; Inside the Bedford 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 18 September 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
Planning Permission in Principle
Postcode
MK40 4AG
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Biddenham
Parish
Biddenham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Robinson & Hall

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Bedford usually decides new homes by day 65.

Day 2144 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
40%decided within 8 weeks
34%approved
76decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15122534
Neighbours
15 Sept 2026
Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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 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