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Bedfordshire, Biggleswade/Potton/Stotfold/Sandy/Arlesey - Temporary Prohibition of Traffic, to allow for the proposed works.

MK44•Published 19/03/26

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Central Bedfordshire

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

(HOLME CRESCENT, BIGGLESWADE)

(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 Holme Crescent, Biggleswade opposite number 84.

This temporary closure is required to enable comms pipe repair 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 13 to 17 April 2026. The road will be closed at all times during this period. There is no alternative route for this closure.

The Order will come into operation on 13 April 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

(CHURCH STREET, BIGGLESWADE)

This temporary closure is required to enable new gas supply 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 top 14 April 2026. The road will be closed at all times during this period.

The alternative route for this closure is via Church St, High St and vice versa.

The Order will come into operation on 13 April 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 Chevron TM - 01652 656291.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

(ROOK TREE LANE, STOTFOLD)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2026

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 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 – NOTICE OF MAKING

LABURNUM ROAD, SANDY

WAITING RESTRICTIONS

On 10th March 2026 Central Bedfordshire Council made the below named Traffic Regulation Order which has the effect as follows:-

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

1. Laburnum Road, north side, from a point approximately in line with the shared property boundary between No.68 and No.70 Laburnum Road and extending in a south-westerly direction for approximately 6 metres in length and 2 metres in width Order Title:- Central Bedfordshire Council (Bedfordshire County Council (District of Mid Bedfordshire) (Civil Enforcement Area and Special Enforcement Area) (Waiting Restrictions and Street Parking Places) (Consolidation) Order 2008) (Variation No.1) Order 2026.

Date of Operation:- The Order will come into operation on the 27th March 2026.

Details will be provided on request by e-mailing highways.consultation@ centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.

High Court Challenge:- Any person who desires to question the validity of the Order or of any provision contained therein on the ground that it is not within the powers of the relevant Section of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or on the ground that any requirement of that Section had not been complied with in relation to the Order may, within six weeks of 10th March 2026, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL – NOTICE OF MAKING

DROVE ROAD AND THE GROVE, BIGGLESWADE

WAITING RESTRICTIONS

On 10th March 2026 Central Bedfordshire Council made the below named Traffic Regulation Order which has the effect as follows:-

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

1. Drove Road, east side, from a point approximately in line with the shared property boundary between No.78 and No.80 Drove Road and extending in a south easterly direction for approximately 6.6 metres in length and 2 metres in width.

2. The Grove, south side, from the western flank wall belonging to No.25 The Grove, extending north, covering an area approximately 4.7 metres in length and 3.2 metres in width.

Order Title:- Central Bedfordshire Council (Bedfordshire County Council (District of Mid Bedfordshire) (Civil Enforcement Area and Special Enforcement Area) (Waiting Restrictions and Street Parking Places) (Consolidation) Order 2008) (Variation No.2) Order 2026.

Date of Operation:- The Order will come into operation on the 27th March 2026.

Details will be provided on request by e-mailing highways.consultation@ centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL – NOTICE OF MAKING

MARKET SQUARE, POTTON

WAITING RESTRICTIONS

On 10th March 2026 Central Bedfordshire Council made the below named Traffic

Regulation Order which has the effect as follows:-

To revoke unrestricted parking for Disabled Badge Holders only and to introduce a 3 hour Limited Waiting restriction for Disabled Badge Holders only, Monday to Sunday, with No Return Within 2 Hours, on the following lengths of road in Biggleswade:-

1. Market Square, the northern side of the northwest leg, from a point approximately 29 metres east of the shared property boundary between No.2 Bull Street and No.6 Market Square and extending east for approximately 6.6 metres, parallel to the kerb.

2. Market Square, the southern side of the central area, from a point approximately

7 metres east of the projected line from the eastern flank wall of the Library/Police Office, Market Square, and extending east for approximately 6.6 metres, at a right angle to the kerb.

Date of Operation:- The Order will come into operation on the 27th March 2026.

Details will be provided on request by e-mailing highways.consultation@ centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL – NOTICE OF MAKING ROYSTON STREET, POTTON WAITING RESTRICTIONS

On 10th March 2026 Central Bedfordshire Council made the below named Traffic Regulation Order which has the effect as follows:-

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

1. Royston Street, south side, from a point in line with the eastern flank wall of No.12, extending in a south easterly direction, covering an area approximately 6.6 metres in length and 2 metres in width.

Date of Operation:- The Order will come into operation on the 27th March 2026.

Details will be provided on request by e-mailing highways.consultation@ centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL – NOTICE OF MAKING TRINITY ROAD, STOTFOLD

WAITING RESTRICTIONS

On 10th March 2026 Central Bedfordshire Council made the below named Traffic Regulation Order which has the effect as follows:-

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

1. Trinity Road, west side, from a point approximately 4 metres north of the property boundary between No.67 and No.69 Trinity Road, extending in a north westerly direction for approximately 6.6 metres in length and 2 metres in width.

Date of Operation:- The Order will come into operation on the 27th March 2026.

Details will be provided on request by e-mailing highways.consultation@ centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL – NOTICE OF MAKING

COPPICE MEAD, STOTFOLD

WAITING RESTRICTIONS

On 10th March 2026 Central Bedfordshire Council made the below named Traffic Regulation Order which has the effect as follows:-

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

1. Coppice Mead, west side, starting approximately 2 metres north of the shared property boundary between No.2b and No.4 Coppice Mead and extending in a southerly direction by 6.6 metres in length and 2 metres in width.

Date of Operation:- The Order will come into operation on the 27th March 2026.

Details will be provided on request by e-mailing highways.consultation@ centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL – NOTICE OF MAKING

GOTHIC WAY AND CRICKETERS ROAD, ARLESEY

WAITING RESTRICTIONS

On 10th March 2026 Central Bedfordshire Council made the below named Traffic Regulation Order which has the effect as follows:-

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

1. Gothic Way, south side, from a point in line with the eastern property boundary belonging to No.23 Gothic Way and extending in a westerly direction for 3.6 metres in width and southwest for 5 metres in length.

2. Cricketers Road, south side, from a point in line with the shared property boundary between No.26 and No.28 Cricketers Road, and extending west for 6.6 metres in length and 2 metres in width into the carriageway.

Date of Operation:- The Order will come into operation on the 27th March 2026.

Details will be provided on request by e-mailing highways.consultation@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.

Highways Act 1980

Central Bedfordshire Council

Notice of Confirmation of Public Path Order

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL (BIGGLESWADE: BRIDLEWAY NO. 89 AND PART OF BRIDLEWAY NO. 58) PUBLIC PATH CREATION ORDER 2026 On 13 March 2026 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 public bridleways described below.

The length of Bridleway No. 89, Biggleswade to be created extends from its junction with Bridleway No. 58, Biggleswade at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 2119 4262 in a generally south-easterly direction for approximately 564 metres to its junction with Footpath No. 39, Biggleswade at OS GR TL 2155 4221 then continues in a generally north-easterly direction for approximately 348 metres crossing a vehicular culvert to OS GR TL 2178 4238 then continues in a generally north-north-easterly direction for approximately 496 metres to terminate at its junction with Bridleway No. 57, Biggleswade at OS GR TL 2194 4284.

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

The second length of Bridleway No. 89, Biggleswade to be created extends from its junction with Market Garden Road at OS GR TL 2110 4298 in an easterly direction for approximately 2 metres to its junction with Footpath No. 39, Biggleswade at OS GR TL 2111 4298 then continues in a generally south-easterly direction for approximately 345 metres to terminate at its junction with Bridleway No. 58, Biggleswade at OS GR TL 2132 4272.

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

The length of Bridleway No. 58, Biggleswade to be created extends from an unaffected part of Bridleway No. 58, Biggleswade at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 2171 4313 in a northerly direction for approximately 7 metres crossing a vehicular culvert to terminate at its junction with Bridleway No. 57, Biggleswade at OS GR TL 2171 4314.

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

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL (BIGGLESWADE: PART OF FOOTPATH NO. 39) PUBLIC PATH EXTINGUISHMENT ORDER 2026

On 13 March 2026 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 the public footpath described below.

The first length of Footpath No. 39, Biggleswade to be stopped up extends from its junction with Bridleway No. 58, Biggleswade at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 2119 4262 in a generally south-easterly direction for approximately 564 metres to terminate at its junction with an unaffected part of Footpath No. 39, Biggleswade at OS GR TL 2155 4221.

The footpath is stopped up over its full width.

The second length of Footpath No. 39, Biggleswade to be stopped up extends from its junction with an unaffected part of Footpath No. 39, Biggleswade at OS GR TL 2111 4298 in a generally south-easterly direction for approximately 345 metres to terminate at its junction with Bridleway No. 58, Biggleswade at OS GR TL 2132 4272.

The footpath is stopped up over its full width.

The two orders above relate to the Symmetry Park development in Biggleswade. Copies of the Orders and the Order maps 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. Copies of the Orders and the Order maps 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 Orders and maps may be bought at a charge of £4.00.

The Orders come into force on 20 March 2026 but if a person aggrieved by an 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 20 March 2026 make an application to the High Court.

Highways Act 1980

Central Bedfordshire Council

Notice of Confirmation of Public Path Order CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL (POTTON: FOOTPATH NO 21) PUBLIC PATH CREATION ORDER 2024

On 13 February 2026 the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed the above Order made under Section 26 of the Highways Act 1980.

The effect of the Order as confirmed is to create a public footpath running from Potton Footpath No. 1 to Hutchinson Rise.

That length of Footpath No. 21, Potton to be created extends from its junction with Potton Footpath No. 1 at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 2248 4888 in a west-south-westerly direction for approximately 19 metres over a footbridge over the Potton Brook at OS GR TL 2247 4888 to the boundary of an area of public open space at OS GR TL 2246 4887 then extends in a generally easterly direction along a surfaced path for approximately 77 metres to the edge of a play area at OS GR TL 2239 4886 then extends in a west-north-westerly direction for approximately 5 metres along a surfaced path to OS GR TL 2238 4886 then continues in a north-north-easterly direction for approximately 20 metres along a surfaced path to its junction with the footway at Hutchinson Rise at OS GR TL 2239 4888.

The new length of footpath has a width of 3 metres.

This Order revokes the Central Bedfordshire Council (Potton: Footpath No 21) Public Path Creation Order 2022.

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 May 2026 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 20 March 2026 make an application to the High Court.

Dated 20 March 2026

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

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