Former Brickworks and adjoining land, Kempston Hardwick - Planning Permission Granted
What is planned?
NOTICE OF PLANNING PERMISSION
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (SSHCLG) has granted planning permission, subject to conditions and limitations, for an Entertainment Resort Complex and associated development at the former Brickworks and adjoining land, Kempston Hardwick, Bedford. The request was submitted by Universal Destinations & Experiences.
The SSHCLG granted planning permission by making The Town and Country Planning (Entertainment Resort Complex, Bedford) Special Development (No. 2) Order 2025 (2025 No. 1322) under section 59 of the Town and County Planning Act 1990 on 15 December 2025. A copy of the Special Development Order (SDO) can be found at:
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1322/contents/made
An Explanatory Memorandum accompanies the SDO and explains what it does and why. SSHCLG has also published a statement of reasons that provides details about the Secretary of State’s decision including: the reasoned conclusion of the Secretary of State on the significant effects of the development on the environment; main reasons and considerations on which the decision is based; information regarding the right to challenge the validity of the decision and the procedures for doing so; and a summary of the results of the consultations undertaken, and information gathered, in respect of the proposal and how those results have been incorporated or otherwise addressed. This is available at:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/entertainment-resort-complex-bedford-
statement-of-reasons-for-the-grant-of-planning-permission
Signed by the Head of Planning Response Unit
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
January 2026
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