Source: Bedford Borough Council·Updated daily·Last checked 7 Oct 2026
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1,352 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 · 1% went to committee. Days run from validation to decision, the clock councils report against; Plota live figures.
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Plota holds 1,969 current planning applications from Bedford Borough Council, received since 30 Jul 2025, 409 of them in the last 90 days. Behind them, the Plota archive holds 27,581 earlier applications from Bedford Borough Council, 2016 to 2025, searchable by location and keyword. Current records are collected from the council's public register at publicaccess.bedford.gov.uk and checked every day; the last check was on 7 Oct 2026. Each record carries the council's reference, address, proposal, dates, status and decision, with a map location and Plota's classification by type and procedure added. The council's own record is the authoritative version; every entry here links to it.
Latest application from Bedford: 5 Oct 2026. We check the council's portal daily.