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Land Adjacent To Meadow Lane Bedford Bedfordshire

Awaiting decision Bedford 26/01133/MDC3

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Development of a travellers site consisting of 30 permanent pitches with day rooms and two transit pitches, alongside all necessary supporting infrastructure including the construction of new access on to Meadow Lane, internal access roads, footways, parking, play areas and open space, landscaping, service infrastructure and fencing

As published by the council, reference 26/01133/MDC3

Application record

Reference
26/01133/MDC3
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Kingsbrook
Parish
Bedford Town

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jun 2026

    Received by Bedford

  2. 1 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 August 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge

Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge

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Bedford Borough Council - Chambers Applicant

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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 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Bedford's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.