Express By Holiday Inn Wilstead Road Elstow Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9BB
Approved on 22 October 2026
Council decision: Details not required (Prior Approval)
Proposal
Prior notification for the installation, alteration or replacement on non-domestic properties of (a) micro-generation solar thermal equipment; (b) micro-generation solar PV equipment; or (c) other solar PV equipment on the roof. This is not a planning application because it relates to development that is permitted by Government Regulation. It will not therefore be reported to the Planning Committee but considered by officers under delegated powers. Comments received will be considered but if notification of a decision is not made to the Applicant within 56 days of the date of registration of the proposal, it can proceed.
- Received
- 1 September 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 4 November 2026
- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Ward
- Wixams & Wilstead
- ReceivedReceived1 Sep
- ValidatedValidated1 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date20 Oct
- DecidedDecided22 Oct
Decided in 51 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Express By Holiday Inn Wilstead Road Elstow Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9BB. Bedford has handled 3,292 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Wixams & Wilstead. We hold 885 applications in total for the MK42 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- MK42 9BB
- Parish
- Elstow
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 September 2026
- Target decision date
- 20 October 2026
Applicant and agent
Atlas Hotels Limited
Company number 03218948
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 1 Jul 1996 (30 years old)
- Nature of business
- Hotels and similar accommodation
- Registered office
- Leicester
1 other planning application by this company in Test Valley.
- 26/01119/REJS · Test Valley · Holiday Inn Redbridge Lane Nursling Southampton Hampshire SO16 0YP
Company information from Companies House.
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Wendy Choi
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
- Brownfield land register: Kingsway Apartments, Kingsway, BedfordRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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