Planning application
Land East Of Bedford Road Wixams Bedfordshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Request Under Regulation 15 of The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended), for a Scoping opinion in respect of proposed residential-led development, comprising up to 2800 new homes with supporting business, education, retail, community, leisure, and sports uses, and associated infrastructure and works at Medbury Village, East Wixams ('the Site'). (This is not a planning application for the development, this is a scoping opinion request only under EIA regulations)
As published by the council, reference 26/01633/EIASCP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01633/EIASCP
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Wixams & Wilstead
- Parish
- Wilshamstead
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by Bedford
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Applicant on file, registered in Newbury
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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See who's behind itWhat 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
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.