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Wootton Upper School Hall End Road Wootton Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9HT

Awaiting decision Bedford 25/02068/M73 Major S73 Variation of Condition

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Proposal

New artificial pitch with fencing, floodlights, acoustic fence, erection of a pavilion with changing rooms, new car parking and revisions to existing access. Relocation of cricket nets and long-jump pit, including variation of conditions: 3 and 12 attached to 22/00522/MAF, to allow for extended hours of operation to 9.30pm and to allow use of the pitch outside school term times.

As published by the council, reference 25/02068/M73

Application record

Reference
25/02068/M73
Type
Major S73 Variation of Condition
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
17 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Oct 2025
Ward
Wootton & Kempston Rural
Parish
Wootton
Postcode
MK43 9HT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bedford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/01519/AOC Refused

    Wootton Upper School Hall End Road Wootton Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9HT

    25/00391/FUL - Condition 5 - Lighting (Discharge of Condition)

    Decided 3 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 26/01514/AOC Refused

    Wootton Upper School Hall End Road Wootton Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9HT

    25/00391/FUL - Condition 6- Cycle Parking (Discharge of Condition)

    Decided 19 Oct 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Oct 2025

    Received by Bedford

  2. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 January 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Bedford took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Boddingtons Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London

Liquidation · incorporated 2013 · London

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

16 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Bedford for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year Bedford decided amendment applications in a median of 29 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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