Land Off Woburn Road Wootton Bedford
Refused on 6 November 2025
Council decision: Siting and appearance refused TELPNPrior Notification
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Proposal
The installation of Fifth Generation (5G) equipment, comprising a new 25m-high telecommunications lattice tower with headframe, supporting antennas and transmission dishes; plus ground-based equipment cabinets within a secure, fenced compound; and ancillary development thereto
- Received
- 12 September 2025
- Decision level
- Prior Notification
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Ward
- Wixams & Wilstead
- ReceivedReceived12 Sep
- ValidatedValidated12 Sep
- Consult.Consultation29 Oct
- TargetTarget Date1 Nov
- DecidedDecided6 Nov
Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a telecoms application at Land Off Woburn Road Wootton Bedford. Bedford has handled 136 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days longer than Bedford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Wixams & Wilstead.
91% of telecoms applications at Bedford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Telecommunication Prior notification
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Stewartby
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 September 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 29 October 2025
- Consultation start
- 13 October 2025
- Consultation end
- 29 October 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 15 October 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 29 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 1 November 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 30B The Courtyard Galgorm Castle Ballymena BT42 1HL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 50 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 7 October 2025
- Site notice end
- 28 October 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14325829
- Documents
- 33
- Constraints
- 1
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (21)
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