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Land Adjacent 151 (Oakley Plantation) Oakley Road Bromham Bedfordshire

Awaiting decision Bedford 26/01597/FUL Full applications

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

Proposal

Change of Use of land to a Travellers' Caravan Site consisting of 2 pitches each containing one mobile home, one touring caravan, car parking, landscaping and associated development.

As published by the council, reference 26/01597/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/01597/FUL
Category
Full applications
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Bromham
Parish
Bromham

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Aug 2026

    Received by Bedford

  2. 25 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Murdoch Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Saffron Walden

Active · incorporated 2013 · Saffron Walden

31 applications on PlanIndex · across 21 councils · 60% granted

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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 decided full applications in a median of 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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