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The Town and Country Planning (Entertainment Resort Complex, Bedford) Special Development (No. 2) Order 2025

S.I. 2025/1322 · Made 15 December 2025

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This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2025/1315 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Town And Country Planning, England

Made 15th December 2025

Laid before Parliament 16th December 2025

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 59(1), (2)(a) and (3)(b), 60(1), (1A) and (2A) and 333(7) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 8. Section 60 was amended by section 4(1) of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27) and section 152(1) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22). There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, extent, application and revocation
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Other planning permissions
  4. 4Grant of planning permission
  5. 5Conditions and limitations
  6. 6Endorsement of submission documents
  7. 7Modification of reference documents, controlling documents and endorsement conditions
  8. 8Publication of documents
  9. Signature
  10. Schedule 1Reference documents
  11. Schedule 2: Classes of development permitted
  12. 1Visitor entertainment and hospitality facilities
  13. 2Support for provision and operation of visitor entertainment and hospitality facilities
  14. 3Rail-related development
  15. 4Utilities and services
  16. 5Walking, wheeling and cycling routes
  17. 6Roads and associated infrastructure
  18. 7Vehicle-related facilities
  19. 8Security and reception
  20. 9Landscaping and environmental measures, miscellaneous features, facilities and amenities
  21. Schedule 3: Conditions and limitations
  22. Part 1: Preliminary
  23. 1Interpretation of Schedule
  24. 2Alteration of zonal boundaries; ticketed area plan
  25. Part 2: Site controller
  26. 3Designation of site controller and appointment of principal representative
  27. 4Core controls
  28. 5Experience and capability
  29. Part 3: Habitat creation, enhancement and maintenance
  30. 6Specified habitats: general
  31. 7Habitat location plan
  32. 8Habitat creation and enhancement plans
  33. 9Landscape and ecology management plans
  34. 10Dark corridors for bats
  35. Part 4: Construction work: general management
  36. 11Time when development must be begun
  37. 12Construction environmental management plan
  38. 13Mass grading
  39. 14Land remediation
  40. 15Archaeological mitigation
  41. 16Construction traffic management scheme
  42. 17Broadmead Road
  43. 18Broadmead Road level crossing
  44. Part 5: Temporary accommodation for construction workers
  45. 19Interpretation of Part 5
  46. 20Accommodation monitoring reports
  47. 21Exceedances and accommodation management plans
  48. 22Construction worker accommodation
  49. Part 6: Height controls
  50. 23Height controls: general
  51. 24Height controls to secure an articulated skyline
  52. Part 7: Approval of masterplans and detailed designs
  53. 25Interpretation of Part 7
  54. 26Requirement for masterplan or detailed design approval
  55. 27Masterplans
  56. 28Detailed designs: class 3 and class 6 authorised works
  57. 29Detailed designs: other classes of authorised works
  58. 30Lake Zone (proximity to liquefied natural gas facility)
  59. Part 8: Reference design standards
  60. 31Reference design standards applicable to all parts of the Order land
  61. 32Reference design standards applicable only to the Core Zone
  62. 33Reference design standards applicable only to the East Gateway Zone
  63. 34Reference design standards applicable only to the Lake Zone
  64. Part 9: Location of certain authorised works
  65. 35Primary access points
  66. 36Entertainment resort complex
  67. 37Transport related development
  68. 38Petrol filling or service station
  69. 39Camp sites
  70. 40Conference and convention facilities
  71. 41Sports venues with outdoor playing fields
  72. 42Class 4 authorised works
  73. Part 10: Authorised works and authorised development: other specific restrictions and requirements
  74. 43Impact of authorised works on natural light in certain dwellings
  75. 44Kempston Hardwick moated site
  76. 45Veteran tree
  77. 46ERC expansion areas
  78. 47Means of enclosure with a height of more than 5.4 metres AGL
  79. 48Battery energy storage system
  80. 49Limits on extent of highway works
  81. 50Limits on extent of railway development
  82. 51Limits on capacity, extent or use of certain energy and water infrastructure
  83. 52Floorspace
  84. 53Vehicle parking
  85. 54Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
  86. 55Carbon management
  87. Part 11: Water and drainage
  88. 56Riparian protection zone
  89. 57Flood risk
  90. 58Storage capacity
  91. 59Water conservation and supplies of non-potable water
  92. 60Culverts
  93. 61Outfalls
  94. 62Road crossing over Elstow Brook
  95. 63Runoff
  96. 64Sustainable drainage
  97. 65Sustainable drainage systems: management and maintenance
  98. 66Foul drainage
  99. 67Water supplies
  100. 68Kempston Hardwick Clay Pits (North)
  101. Part 12: Grand Opening and Soft Opening Period: further preconditions
  102. 69Core capacity and features of ERC
  103. 70Soft Opening Period and security and emergency management
  104. 71Public access
  105. 72Manor Road level crossing
  106. 73Public rights of way
  107. 74Wixams station (bus replacement service)
  108. 75Travel plan
  109. Part 13: Preconditions to occupation of certain authorised works
  110. 76Restrictions on occupation before Grand Opening
  111. 77Public roads in Lake Zone
  112. 78Active travel
  113. Part 14: Transport
  114. 79Traffic monitoring and management
  115. 80Milton Keynes shuttle bus
  116. 81Wixams shuttle bus
  117. Part 15: Fireworks, pyrotechnics and other displays
  118. 82Firework displays
  119. 83Drone shows
  120. 84Pyrotechnic and laser effects
  121. Part 16: Noise and vibration
  122. 85Noise and vibration
  123. 86Seasonal events and special events
  124. 87Hotels
  125. 881 and 2 Vine Cottages
  126. Part 17: Miscellaneous
  127. 89Opening hours
  128. 90Employment and skills
  129. Schedule 4Maximum height parameter tables
  130. Explanatory note