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Wixams Settlement Land Formerly At Elstow Storage Depot Bedford Road Wixams Bedfordshire

Awaiting decision Bedford 26/01430/S106A

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Proposal

Application for deed of variation to section 106 agreement 2nd June 2006 relating to the former Elstow storage depot and associated land. section 106 agreement is linked to outline planning permissions reference 99/01645/OUT (Bedford Borough Council) and 99/01694/OUT (Central Bedfordshire Council) both dated 2 June 2006. further planning permissions were granted by the two councils 11/01380/M73 (granted by Bedford Borough Council 6 July 2012) and CB/11/02182/VOC (granted by Central Bedfordshire Council on 4 July 2012). Requested amendments as follows: Affordable housing requirement to not less than 25%, make any associated updates necessary to enable delivery of a fully affordable scheme on this parcel, amend the out-of-date definition of affordable housing and remove requirement for Bedford Borough Council to nominate purchasers for the shared ownership units. (wixams parcel 3.2 (North) land lying South West of Bedford Road, Elstow, linked to Reserved Matters planning application no 24/02019/MAR)

As published by the council, reference 26/01430/S106A

Application record

Reference
26/01430/S106A
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Wixams & Wilstead
Parish
Wixams

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bedford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026.

  • 26/00925/CWS Decided

    Wixams Settlement Land Formerly At Elstow Storage Depot Bedford Road Wixams Bedfordshire

    99/01645/OUT - S106 Compliance Check

    Decided 21 May 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00162/CWS Decided

    Wixams Settlement Land Formerly At Elstow Storage Depot Bedford Road Wixams Bedfordshire

    99/01645/OUT - S106 Compliance Check

    Decided 21 May 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jul 2026

    Received by Bedford

  2. 21 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 October 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.

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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 this record

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