Snakes Meadow, West End, Stagsden, Bedford MK43 8SX
Proposal
Non-material amendment to planning permission (CB/21/04086/FULL - the construction, installation, operation and subsequent decommissioning of a renewable energy scheme comprising ground mounted photo voltaic solar arrays together with substation compound,inverters, transformer station,cable trench, point of connection infrastructure,internal access track, landscaping, biodiversity measures, permissive footpath, security fencing, security measures, access improvements and ancillary infrastructure. At the end of decommissioning, the permissive footpath would be removed The majority of the application site lies within the administrative boundary of Bedford Borough Council, but an area of the site allocated as green space lies within Central Bedfordshire Council). Amendments sought to the other land parcels in Bedford Borough and Milton keynes associated with the solar farm, including a slight shift in the substation position, amendments to landscaping and re-routing of the access track.
- Received
- 17 March 2026
- Decision due
- 21 April 2026
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedReceived17 Mar
- ValidatedValidated24 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date21 Apr
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Snakes Meadow, West End, Stagsden, Bedford MK43 8SX. Central Bedfordshire has handled 398 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 425 applications in total for the MK43 postcode area.
86% of amendment applications at Central Bedfordshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- MK43 8SX
- Application type
- Non-material Change to Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Cranfield
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 24 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- First Floor, South Wing Equinox North Great Park Road Almondsbury, Bristol BS32 4QL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.
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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.
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Associated applications
- 202617 Mar
Non-material amendment to planning permission (CB/21/04086/FULL
This applicationPendingNon-material amendmentCB/26/00872/NMA - 202616 Mar
Discharge of Section 106 agreement obligations attached to planning permission CB/21/04086/FULL
PendingDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsideCB/26/00863/SDOC
Source: Central Bedfordshire
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