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Land At Former Gas Works Site Ford End Road Bedford Bedfordshire

26/00867/EIASCREnvironmental Screening RequestPending Decision
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Request for Environmental Screening Opinion in respect of redevelopment of the Former Gasholders Site to provide up to 1,000 dwellings (Use Class C3), with ancillary retail/commercial floorspace along Ford End Road and the opportunity for community use floorspace,. (This is not the planning application for the development it is a screening opinion only under EIA regulations)

Received
7 May 2026
Target decision date
28 May 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 16 October 2026
Ward
Queens Park
The council did not publish a location for this application.
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  1. Received7 May
  2. Validated7 May
  3. Consult.1 Jun
  4. Target28 May
  5. Decided
7 weeks typical decision time in Bedford70% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application at Land At Former Gas Works Site Ford End Road Bedford Bedfordshire. Bedford has handled 411 applications of this type and approves 76% of them, typically deciding them in 49 days. It was submitted on 7 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Queens Park.

Application Details

Reference
26/00867/EIASCR
Address
Land At Former Gas Works Site Ford End Road Bedford Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Bedford
Application Type
Environmental Screening Request
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
1000
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Decided - Closed
Ward
Queens Park
Parish
Bedford Town

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
7 May 2026
Consultation Expiry
1 June 2026
Target Decision Date
28 May 2026
Date Validated
7 May 2026
Date Submitted
7 May 2026
Consultation Start
11 May 2026
Consultation End
1 June 2026
Decision Issued
27 May 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
EIA not required
Statutory Period
21 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
10
Constraints
7

Source: Bedford

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