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Land At Former Abbey Middle School Mowbray Road And South Of Moor Lane Bedford Bedfordshire

25/01950/MAFMajor Full and Change of UsePending Decision
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Residential development of 152 dwellings (C3); replacement playing field, open space, skate park, and outdoor gymnasium (including change of use from education (F1(a)) to outdoor sport and recreation (F2(c))); new pedestrian and cycle bridge and pathways; alterations to Moor Lane and Mowbray Road including new accesses and pavements; hard and soft landscaping; and all engineering, ancillary, and associated works including new foul pumping station, SuDS basins, and demolition of all existing buildings and structures. A phased and severable development.

Received
1 October 2025
Target decision date
31 March 2026
Public comments
39 · last counted 18 October 2026
Ward
Wixams & Wilstead
The council did not publish a location for this application.
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  1. Received1 Oct
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.18 Dec
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided
7 weeks typical decision time in Bedford72% of amendment applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an application to amend a permission at Land At Former Abbey Middle School Mowbray Road And South Of Moor Lane Bedford Bedfordshire. Bedford has handled 390 applications of this type and approves 68% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 1 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Wixams & Wilstead.

Application Details

Reference
25/01950/MAF
Address
Land At Former Abbey Middle School Mowbray Road And South Of Moor Lane Bedford Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Bedford
Application Type
Major Full and Change of Use
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
152
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Awaiting decision
Ward
Wixams & Wilstead
Parish
Elstow

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
David Lock Associates 50 North Thirteenth Street Central Milton Keynes Milton Keynes MK9 3BP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
1 October 2025
Consultation Expiry
18 December 2025
Target Decision Date
31 March 2026
Date Validated
15 October 2025
Date Submitted
1 October 2025
Consultation Start
27 November 2025
Consultation End
18 December 2025
Neighbour Consultation Start
17 October 2025
Neighbour Consultation End
14 November 2025
Application Expires
31 March 2026

Planning Decision

Statutory Period
167 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
20 October 2025
Advertisement Expiry
12 November 2025
Site Notice Start
21 October 2025
Site Notice End
18 November 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14358285
Comments
40
Documents
149
Constraints
7

Source: Bedford

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