Try our AI Explainer
This notice is long. Get a simplified view of the most important information, including key dates and locations is seconds.
Bedfordshire: Various Traffic Regulations and Parking Charges
What is happening?
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)
CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
(ROOK TREE LANE, STOTFOLD)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2026
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 Rook Tree Lane, Stotfold outside number 20 to 24.
This temporary closure is required to leak repair 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 on 31 March to 2 April 2026. The road will be closed at all times during this period.
The alternative route for this closure is via Regent St, High St, Queen St and vice versa.
The Order will come into operation on 31 March 2026 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 – 0800145145.
CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
(LITTLE BARFORD ROAD, TEMPSFORD)
(TEMPORARY 40MPH SPEED LIMIT) & (TEMPORARY REVOCATION OF WEIGHT LIMIT) ORDER 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Central Bedfordshire Council has made an Order the effect of which will be to prohibit any vehicle from exceeding a 40mph speed limit and temporarily suspends the 7.5 tonne weight limit along the length of Little Barford Road, Tempsford which extends from 300m south of Glebe Farm to the existing nosing of the A1 south bound Wyboston exit slip road.
This temporary speed limit and weight limit suspension is required to allow this road to be safely used as part of a diversion and shall apply to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by the appropriate traffic signs.
It is expected that the 40mph speed limit and weight limit suspension will be in operation from 23 March until 23 September 2027.
The proposed Order will come into operation on 23 March 2026 for a period of eighteen months or until the proposed works have been completed whichever is the earlier.
For further information please contact Robert Hawkins – Skanska - 07970847670.
CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF BIGGLESWADE TOWN COUNCIL
NOTICE OF VARIATION OF PARKING CHANGES
Notice is hereby given that Central Bedfordshire Council, in exercise of its powers under Sections 35(1), 35(3) and 35C of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, and all other enabling powers, proposes to revise the charges for Off-Street Parking Places in Biggleswade on behalf of Biggleswade Town Council as follows:
Tariff Changes for Car Parks and Permits
| Location | Pay and Display Times | Existing Charges up to 31/03/2026 | New Charges from 01/04/2026 |
| Mill Lane | Monday – Friday 08:00am - 6:00pm (Excluding Bank Holidays) |
Up to 2 hours Free Up to 3 hours £1.50 Up to 4 hours £2.00 No Permits available |
Up to 2 hours Free Up to 3 hours £1.60 Up to 4 hours £2.10 No Permits available |
| St Andrews | Monday – Friday 08:00am - 6:00pm (Excluding Bank Holidays) |
Up to 2 hours Free Up to 3 hours £1.50 Up to 4 hours £2.00 Residents Permit Annual £169.00 Bi Annual £102.00 Quarterly £54.00 Monthly £24.00 |
Up to 2 hours Free Up to 3 hours £1.60 Up to 4 hours £2.10 Residents Permit Annual £175.00 Bi Annual £106.00 Quarterly £56.00 Monthly £25.00 |
| Dan Albone | Monday – Friday 08:00am - 6:00pm (Excluding Bank Holidays) |
Up to 2 hours Free Up to 3 hours £1.50 Up to 4 hours £2.00 Up to 6 hours £2.50 Up to 10 hours £5.00 Workers Permit Annual £299.00 Bi Annual £163.00 Quarterly £109.00 Monthly £72.00 |
Up to 2 hours Free Up to 3 hours £1.60 Up to 4 hours £2.10 Up to 6 hours £2.60 Up to 10 hours £5.20 Workers Permit Annual £310.00 Bi Annual £169.00 Quarterly £113.00 Monthly £75.00 |
| Chestnut Avenue |
Monday – Friday 08:00am - 6:00pm (Excluding Bank Holidays) |
Up to 2 hours Free Up to 3 hours £1.50 Up to 4 hours £2.00 No Permits available |
Up to 2 hours Free Up to 3 hours £1.60 Up to 4 hours £2.10 No Permits available |
| Rose Lane | Monday – Friday 08:00am - 6:00pm (Excluding Bank Holidays) |
Up to 2 hours Free Up to 3 hours £1.50 Up to 4 hours £2.00 Up to 6 hours £2.50 Residents Permit Annual £169.00 Bi Annual £102.00 Quarterly £54.00 Monthly £24.00 Workers Permit Annual £299.00 Bi Annual £163.00 Quarterly £109.00 Monthly £72.00 |
Up to 2 hours Free Up to 3 hours £1.60 Up to 4 hours £2.10 Up to 6 hours £2.60 Residents Permit Annual £175.00 Bi Annual £106.00 Quarterly £56.00 Monthly £25.00 Workers Permit Annual £310.00 Bi Annual £169.00 Quarterly £113.00 Monthly £75.00 |
| White Hart | Monday – Friday 08:00am - 6:00pm (Excluding Bank Holidays) |
Up to 1 hour Free No Permits available |
Up to 1 hour Free No Permits available |
New charges to be effective from 1st April 2026
CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL PROPOSES TO INTRODUCE A ONE-WAY TRAFFIC ORDER WITH
CONTRAFLOW CYCLING ON THE BAULK, BIGGLESWADE
Reason for proposal: The proposed Order is considered necessary. The proposal is intended to reduce traffic conflicts and promote active travel and sustainable modes of transport. Please note that this is a retrospective consultation as the restriction is already in place. It has recently come to light that the permanent Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is missing. We are therefore undertaking this retrospective consultation to meet statutory requirements and formally implement a new TRO. Effect of the Order
To introduce a One Way Traffic Order with Contraflow Cycling on the following length of road in Biggleswade:-
1. The Baulk, from its junction with Chestnut Avenue to its junction with Drove – motor vehicles permitted to travel in that direction only.
Cyclists may still enter at the Drove Road end.
Details may be viewed online at www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/publicstatutorynotices.
Comments should be sent by e-mail to highways.consultation@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk by 27th March 2026. Any objections must state the grounds on which they are made and must quote unique reference number TRO-067. 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 (Drove Road, Biggleswade) (One-way Traffic with Contraflow Cycling) Order 202*”
Central Bedfordshire Council Gary Powell
Priory House, Chicksands, Shefford SG17 5TQ Service Director, Highways
06 March 2026
Need to publish a public notice?
If you need to publish a public notice, please contact Biggleswade Today directly at:
