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Land Adjacent To Twinwoods Business Park Thurleigh Road Milton Ernest Bedfordshire

Awaiting decision Bedford 26/00714/M73 Major S73 Variation of Condition

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Proposal

Temporary development of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure, acoustic and security fencing, access, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements, to provide balancing services to the local electricity grid, and associated development. including variation of approved plans condition 1 and condition 6 attached to 23/01139/MAF, to allow for updated battery specifi cations and associated internal layout changes; revised perimeter security fencing and gate details; and a consequential updated Noise Impact Assessment.

As published by the council, reference 26/00714/M73

Application record

Reference
26/00714/M73
Type
Major S73 Variation of Condition
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Ward
Riseley
Parish
Milton Ernest

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Apr 2026

    Received by Bedford

  2. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 July 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

18 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 43 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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