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Land Off Knotting Road Hillands Plantation Melchbourne

Awaiting decision Bedford 26/00907/PRM Prior Notification Miscellaneous

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Proposal

Notification under Class BC of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2023 of temporary recreational campsite At: Hillands Plantation, Melchbourne, the proposed temporary camp site that will operate this year between the 19th June and 1st September 2026 at the above location.

As published by the council, reference 26/00907/PRM

Application record

Reference
26/00907/PRM
Type
Prior Notification Miscellaneous
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Riseley
Parish
Melchbourne And Yielden

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 May 2026

    Received by Bedford

  2. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 25/00980/PRM (Decided - Response Sent)

Documents

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

7 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 eight weeks. Over the last year Bedford's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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