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Oasis Beach Pool Cardington Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0BZ

26/01710/MAFAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Demolition of the existing leisure building and erection of a health, fitness and racquets club, including three outdoor tennis courts within an enclosed air dome structure, five outdoor padel courts with canopies, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, outdoor multi-use court, outdoor Battle Box exercise facility, two indoor courts within a sports hall, gym and studio facilities, internal spa facilities and external spa garden, child activity area, lounge facilities including a business hub and terrace, together with ancillary facilities, car parking, servicing, landscaping and associated works.

Received
7 September 2026
Decision due
10 December 2026
Public comments
2 · last counted 8 November 2026
  1. Received7 Sep
  2. Validated18 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Dec
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Oasis Beach Pool Cardington Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0BZ. Bedford has handled 3,292 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 885 applications in total for the MK42 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
MK42 0BZ

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 September 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)

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 (22)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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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