# The Town and Country Planning (Entertainment Resort Complex, Bedford) Special Development (No. 2) Order 2025, Paragraph 82: Firework displays


(1) In any calendar year—
(a) no more than 10 firework displays associated with the operation of the ERC may take place;
(b) no more than five firework displays may take place on a day that is not—
(i) the first day of the Chinese New Year, 5th November, the day of Diwali, or 31st December, or
(ii) a day that is 7 or fewer calendar days before or after a day referred to in sub-paragraph (i).
(2) Firework displays must—
(a) not take place outside the Core Zone;
(b) be organised so that they do not present risks to any specified habitat or the wildlife in it.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, a “firework display” means an outdoor display involving the use of category F4 fireworks within the meaning of paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 (categories of pyrotechnic article) to the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1322/schedule/3/paragraph/82 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-entertainment-resort-complex-bedford-special-development-no-2-order-2025/schedule-3/paragraph-82
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.