Planning application
Land East Of Twinwood Road Oakley And Clapham And Land South East Of Thurleigh Road Milton Ernest And Thurleigh.
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Solar farm with ancillary infrastructure, including variation of approved plans condition 1 attached to 25/01292/MAF to allow for the substitution of three approved spare parts containers with three solar inverter cabins and, a minor realignment of the access track in Field B .
As published by the council, reference 26/01266/M73
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01266/M73
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 3 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Clapham & Oakley
- Parish
- Clapham
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jul 2026
Received by Bedford
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13 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 September 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.
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 this record
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