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Bedfordshire, Caddington/Totternhoe/Houghton Regis/Harlington /Sharpenhoe- Temporary Prohibition of Traffic, to allow for various works to be carried out.

LU1Published 22/10/25
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CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

(SUNDON ROAD, HARLINGTON)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Central Bedfordshire Council intends not less than seven days from the date of this Notice to make an Order the effect of which will be to prohibit any vehicle, except a vehicle being used for fire, police or ambulance purposes in an emergency, from proceeding along the length of Sundon Road, Harlington outside number 53.

This temporary closure is required to enable stop tap replacement works to take place and shall apply to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by the appropriate traffic signs. Where possible access will be maintained to property and premises but may be restricted from time to time according to local signing.

It is expected that the works will take place from 10 to 12 November 2025. The road will be closed at all times during this period.

The alternative route for this closure is via Barton Road, Harlington Road, Sharpenhoe Road, Sundon Road, Streatley Road, Harlington Road and vice versa.

The Order will come into operation on 10 November 2025 for a period of eighteen months or until the proposed works have been completed, as detailed above, whichever is the earlier.

For further information please contact Anglian Water 0800 145 145.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

(FRONT STREET, SLIP END)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Central Bedfordshire Council intends not less than seven days from the date of this Notice to make an Order the effect of which will be to prohibit any vehicle, except a vehicle being used for fire, police or ambulance purposes in an emergency, from proceeding along the length of Front Street, Slip End adjacent to number 128. This temporary closure is required to enable new water connection work to take place and shall apply to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by the appropriate traffic signs. Where possible access will be maintained to property and premises but may be restricted from time to time according to local signing.

It is expected that the works will take place from 11 to 16 November 2025. The road will be closed at all times during this period.

The alternative route for this closure is via Church Road, Newlands Road, A1081, Halfmoon Lane and vice versa.

The Order will come into operation on 11 November 2025 for a period of eighteen months or until the proposed works have been completed, as detailed above, whichever is the earlier.

For further information please contact Chevron TM on behalf of Affinity Water – 03300537725.

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

(TODDINGTON ROAD, HARLINGTON)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Central Bedfordshire Council intends not less than seven days from the date of this Notice to make an Order the effect of which will be to prohibit any vehicle, except a vehicle being used for fire, police or ambulance purposes in an emergency, from proceeding along the length of Toddington Road, Harlington from A5120 to Station Road.

This temporary closure is required to enable various section 278 works to take place and shall apply to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by the appropriate traffic signs. Where possible access will be maintained to property and premises but may be restricted from time to time according to local signing.

It is expected that the works will take place from 13 November to 18 December 2025. The road will be closed at all times during this period.

The alternative route for this closure is via A5120, Westoning Road, Greenfield Road, High Street, Maulden Road, A507, A6, Barton Road, Harlington Road and vice versa.

The Order will come into operation on 13 November 2025 for a period of eighteen months or until the proposed works have been completed, as detailed above, whichever is the earlier.

For further information please contact Carmac – 03700500792. DATED 22 October 2025

Central Bedfordshire Council                                       Gary Powell

Priory House, Chicksands                  Assistant Director, Highways

Shefford SG17 5TQ

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

(BEDFORD ROAD, HOUGHTON REGIS)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Central Bedfordshire Council has made an Order the effect of which will be to prohibit any vehicle, except a vehicle being used for fire, police or ambulance purposes in an emergency, from proceeding along the length of Bedford Road, Houghton Regis between Midway Cottage and Keepers Cottage.

This temporary closure is required to enable section 278 works to take place and shall apply to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by the appropriate traffic signs. Where possible access will be maintained to property and premises but may be restricted from time to time according to local signing.

It is expected that the works will take place from 28 to 30 October 2025 between the hours of 9am and 3:30pm. The road will be closed at all times during this period.

The alternative route for this closure is via A5, Watling Street, B5120 and vice versa.

The Order will come into operation on 28 October 2025 for a period of eighteen months or until the proposed works have been completed, as detailed above, whichever is the earlier.

For further information please contact R J O’Neill Property Services Ltd – 01582 881139.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

(HARLINGTON ROAD, SHARPENHOE)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Central Bedfordshire Council has made an Order the effect of which will be to prohibit any vehicle, except a vehicle being used for fire, police or ambulance purposes in an emergency, from proceeding along the length of Harlington Road, Sharpenhoe approximately 80 metres west of Mill End and approximately 110 metres east of Lovett Green.

This temporary closure is required to enable mains connection works to take place and shall apply to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by the appropriate traffic signs. Where possible access will be maintained to property and premises but may be restricted from time to time according to local signing.

It is expected that the works will take place from 27 to 31 October 202. The road will be closed at all times during this period. The alternative route for this closure is via Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley Road, Sundon Road, B579, B530, A5120, Toddington Road and vice versa.

The Order will come into operation on 27 October 2025 for a period of eighteen months or until the proposed works have been completed, as detailed above, whichever is the earlier.

For further information please contact Sunbelt Rentals – 03700500792.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL PROPOSES TO INTRODUCE A

DISABLED PARKING BAY ON LANCOTBURY CLOSE, TOTTERNHOE

Reason for proposal: The disabled parking space would provide a dedicated place for blue badge holders to park.

Effect of the Order:

To introduce Parking for Disabled badge holders only on the following length of road in Totternhoe:-

1.  Lancotbury Close, south side, From a point in line with the shared property boundary between No. 5 and No.7 Lancotbury Close and extending in a north-westerly direction covering an area of 6.6 meters in length and 2.2 metres in width.

Please see plan for clarification.

Details may also be viewed online at www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/ publicstatutorynotices.

Comments should be sent by e-mail to highways.consultation@ centralbedfordshire.gov.uk by 12 November 2025. Any objections must state the grounds on which they are made and must quote unique reference number TRO-049. If you want to send in your comments in writing please send them to the address shown below FAO Emily Hirst.

Please note that any comments received will be redacted of personal information and uploaded onto the Central Bedfordshire Council website as part of a report on the scheme a few days before the proposal is discussed at the relevant Traffic Management Meeting, where it will remain in the public domain. If you do not wish for your comments to be part of the report please state this explicitly within your response.

Order Title: If made will be “Central Bedfordshire Council (Bedfordshire County Council (District of South Bedfordshire) (Civil Enforcement Area and Special Enforcement Area) (Waiting Restrictions and Street Parking Places)

(Consolidation) Order 2008) (Variation No.*) Order 202*”

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL (CADDINGTON: BRIDLEWAY

NOS 53, 54, 56 AND FOOTPATH NO. 55) PUBLIC PATH CREATION  ORDER 2024

On 17 October 2025 Central Bedfordshire Council confirmed the above Order made under Section 26 of the Highways Act 1980. The effect of the Order as confirmed is to create the following lengths of Public Bridleway Nos. 53, 54, and 56, Caddington and Public Footpath No. 55, Caddington.

The length of Bridleway No. 53, Caddington to be created extends from the access track alongside the Luton-Dunstable Busway at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 0547 2216 in a generally south-easterly and then southerly direction for approximately 55 metres to OS GR TL 0550 2212 where it terminates at its junction with the A5065 Hatters Way.

The new length of bridleway has a width of 4 metres.

The length of Bridleway No. 54, Caddington to be created extends from its junction with Chaul End Road (Chaul End) at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 0559 2154 in a generally easterly direction along a track for approximately 33 metres to its junction with Footpath No. 55, Caddington at OS GR TL 0563 2153. It continues in a generally easterly direction along a track for approximately 293 metres to OS GR TL 0591 2147 where it terminates at its junction with Bridleway No. 8, Caddington.

The new length of bridleway has a width of 4 metres. The length of Footpath No. 55, Caddington to be created extends from its junction with Bridleway No. 54, Caddington at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 0563 2153 in a generally south-south-westerly direction for approximately 93 meters to OS GR TL 0558 2145 where it terminates at its junction with Mallard Crescent.

The new length of footpath has a width of 2.5 metres.

The length of Bridleway No. 56, Caddington to be created extends from its junction with Bridleway No. 4, Caddington at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 0596 2107 in a south-easterly direction along the field edge for approximately 441 meters to OS GR TL 0628 2078 where it has a junction with Footpath No. 4, Caddington. It continues in a south-easterly direction for approximately 108 meters around the field edge to OS GR TL 0637 2072 and then in a southerly direction along the eastern field edge boundary for approximately 247 metres to OS GR TL 0636 2047. It continues in a westerly direction for approximately 50 metres to OS GR TL 0631 2048 and then extends in a generally southerly direction for approximately 388 metres along the western side of a field hedge boundary to OS GR TL 0636 2009, then extends for approximately 87 meters along the eastern side of a field hedge boundary to OS GR TL 0640 2002, where there it then turns in a

westerly direction for approximately 5 meters through the hedge to terminate at its junction with Collings Wells Close at OS GR TL 0640 2001.

The new length of bridleway has a width of 4 metres.

A copy of the Order and the Order map have been placed and may be seen free of charge at the offices of Central Bedfordshire Council Highways, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford. Any inspection will be by appointment only, please contact definitivemap@centralbedfordshire.gov. uk or 0300 300 6530 to arrange an appointment. A copy of the Order and the Order map are available to view and download for free at https://www. centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/82/countryside/424/definitive_map/2. Paper copies of the Order and map may be bought at a charge of £4.00.

The Order comes into force on 17 October 2025 but if a person aggrieved by the Order wants to question its validity, or that of any provision contained in it, on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Highways Act 1980, as amended, or of any regulation made under the Act has not been complied with in relation to the Order, he or she may, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act as applied by paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the Act, within 6 weeks from 22 October 2025 make an application to the High Court

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL (CADDINGTON: PART OF FOOTPATH NO. 3) PUBLIC PATH EXTINGUISHMENT ORDER 2024 On 17 October 2025 Central Bedfordshire Council confirmed the above Order made under Section 118 of the Highways Act 1980. The effect of the Order as confirmed is to extinguish part of Public Footpath No. 3, Caddington.

That length of Footpath No. 3, Caddington to be stopped up extends from Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 0631 2048 in a generally northerly direction for approximately 303 metres to OS GR TL 0628 2078.

The footpath is stopped up over its full width.

A copy of the Order and the Order map have been placed and may be seen free of charge at the offices of Central Bedfordshire Council Highways, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford. Any inspection will be by appointment only, please contact definitivemap@centralbedfordshire.gov. uk or 0300 300 6530 to arrange an appointment. A copy of the Order and the Order map are available to view and download for free at https://www. centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/82/countryside/424/definitive_map/2. Paper copies of the Order and map may be bought at a charge of £4.00.

The Order comes into force on 14 November 2025 but if a person aggrieved by the Order wants to question its validity, or that of any provision contained in it, on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Highways Act 1980, as amended, or of any regulation made under the Act has not been complied with in relation to the Order, he or she may, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act as applied by paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the Act, within 6 weeks from 22 October 2025 make an application to the High Court.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL (CADDINGTON: PART OF FOOTPATH NO. 3) PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER 2024 On 17 October 2025 Central Bedfordshire Council confirmed the above Order made under Section 119 of the Highways Act 1980. The effect of the Order as confirmed is to divert part of Public Footpath No. 3, Caddington.

The length of Footpath No. 3, Caddington to be stopped up extends from Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 0645 1982 at its a junction with Luton Road in a generally northerly direction for approximately 73 meters through the All Saints Church graveyard to OS GR TL 0644 1989.

The footpath is stopped up across its full width.

The length of Footpath No. 3, Caddington to be created extends from its junction with Luton Road at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 0645 1982 in a generally northerly direction through the All Saints Church graveyard for approximately 73 meters to OS GR TL 0644 1989 where it has a junction with an unaffected section of Footpath No. 3, Caddington.

The new section of the footpath has a width of 2 metres.

Limitations: A kissing gate at OS GR TL 0645 1982.

A copy of the Order and the Order map have been placed and may be seen free of charge at the offices of Central Bedfordshire Council Highways, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford. Any inspection will be by appointment only, please contact definitivemap@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or 0300 300 6530 to arrange an appointment. A copy of the Order and the Order map are available to view and download for free at https://www. centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/82/countryside/424/definitive_map/2. Paper copies of the Order and map may be bought at a charge of £4.00.

The Order comes into force on 17 October 2025 but if a person aggrieved by the Order wants to question its validity, or that of any provision contained in it, on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Highways Act 1980, as amended, or of any regulation made under the Act has not been complied with in relation to the Order, he or she may, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act as applied by paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the Act, within 6 weeks from 22 October 2025 make an application to the High Court.

Dated 22 October 2025

Priory House, Monks Walk Gary Powell Chicksands, Shefford SG17 5QT Service Director, Highways

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