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Bedfordshire, Arlesey/Biggleswade/Campton/Shefford/Potton/Tempsford/Moggerhanger - Temporary Prohibition of Traffic

MK44•Published 26/06/26

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Central Bedfordshire

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

(HIGH STREET, ARLESEY)

(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 High Street, Arlesey between Bates Avenue and Lymans Road.

This temporary closure is required to enable S278 remedial works to speed bump 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 20 to 31 July 2026. The road will be closed at all times during this period.

The alternative route for this closure is via Church Lane, Stotfold Rd, A507, Hitchin Rd, Stotfold Rd, Arlesey New Rd, Hitchin Rd and vice versa.

The Order will come into operation on 20 July 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 Buxted Construction – 01959 563428.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

(RECTORY ROAD, CAMPTON)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2026

This temporary closure is required to enable gas mains 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 20 July to 11 August. The road will be closed at all times during this period.

The alternative route for this closure is via A507, Greenway, Rectory Road and vice versa.

The Order will come into operation on 20 July 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 Cadent Gas - 02039771018.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL – NOTICE OF MAKING

AMPTHILL ROAD, SHEFFORD

WAITING RESTRICTIONS

On 16th June 2026 Central Bedfordshire Council made the below named Traffic Regulation Order which has the effect as follows:-

To introduce No waiting at any time on the following lengths of road in Shefford:-

1. Ampthill Road, north side, from a point approximately in line with the common property boundary of No.132 and No.130 Ampthill Road (where the current No Waiting at any time restrictions end), extending in a slightly north-easterly direction for approximately 38 metres.

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.13) Order 2026.

Date of Operation:- The Order will come into operation on the 3rd July 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 16th June 2026, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL – NOTICE OF MAKING

SHORTMEAD STREET, BIGGLESWADE – REVOCATION OF WAITING RESTRICTIONS

On 16th June 2026 Central Bedfordshire Council made the below named Traffic Regulation Order which will have the following effect:-

To revoke 3 hour Limited Waiting with No Return within 1 hour, from Monday to

Saturday between 8am and 6pm on the following length of road in Biggleswade:-

1. Shortmead Street, east side, from a point in line with the southern end of the layby outside No.40 Shortmead Street, extending in a north-westerly direction to the end of the layby outside of No.46 Shortmead Street.

Date of Operation:- The Order will come into operation on the 3rd July 2026.

Details A copy of the Order and associated documents may be obtained by emailing highways.consultation@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL – NOTICE OF MAKING CHURCH END, ARLESEY – DISABLED PARKING BAY

On 16th June 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. Church End, south side, from a point 4.7 metres west of the eastern flank wall on No.70 Church Lane, extending in a westerly direction, covering an area approximately 6 metres in length and 2 metres in width.

Please Note:- The restrictions introduced by this Order have been in operation on site for some time under previous provisions. However, it has been identified that an error occurred in the original Order, and as such, this Order is being re-made to accurately reflect and formalise the restrictions as they currently exist on site. There is no change to the extent or effect of the restrictions previously in force. Date of Operation:- The Order will come into operation on the 3rd July 2026.

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

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL PROPOSES TO INTRODUCE NO WAITING AT ANY TIME ON POTTON ROAD, BIGGLESWADE

Reason for proposal: The purpose of this proposal is to improve road safety for all users and to reduce the likelihood of danger arising on the highway, whilst facilitating the safe and efficient passage of traffic, including pedestrians.

The proposed waiting restrictions on Potton Road are intended to prevent obstructive parking in the vicinity of the bus stop, ensuring that buses are able to access and depart from the stop without obstruction. This will improve traffic flow along the street, reduce delays to public transport, and enhance visibility and safety for pedestrians and other road users.

Effect of the Order:

To introduce No Waiting at any time on the following length of road in Biggleswade:-

1. Potton Road, north side, from a point approximately in line with the midway point of No.33 Potton Road (where the existing bus stop ends) and extending in a northeasterly direction for approximately 34 metres.

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

Comments and objections should be e-mailed to highways.consultation@ centralbedfordshire.gov.uk by 17 July 2026.

All objections must state the grounds on which they are made. All comments must quote reference number TRO-101. If responding in writing, please send comments to the address below, FAO Emily Hirst.

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

Order Title: If made will be “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.*) Order 202*”

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL PROPOSES TO INTRODUCE NO WAITING AT ANY TIME ON HIGH STREET, HENLOW

The proposed waiting restrictions on High Street, Henlow are intended to prevent obstructive parking in the vicinity of the bus stops, ensuring that buses are able to access and depart from the stop without obstruction. This will improve traffic flow along the street, reduce delays to public transport, and enhance visibility and safety for pedestrians and other road users.

Effect of the Order:

To introduce No Waiting at any time on the following length of road in Henlow:-

1. High Street, west side, from a point in line with the northern flank wall of No.99a High Street and extending northerly for approximately 25 metres.

2. High Street, east side, from a point in line with the front wall of the garage belonging to No. 2 Church Road and extending northerly for approximately 20 metres.

3. High Street, west side, from a point in line with the northern kerb line of Old Barn Close and extending northwest for approximately 10 metres (extending the existing restrictions slightly).

4. High Street, east side, from a point in line with a point approximately 10 metres northwest of the northern kerb line of Old Barn Close and extending southeasterly for approximately 41 metres.

5. High Street, east side, from a point in line with the a point approximately in line with the shared property boundary between No.56 and No. 64 High Street and extending north for approximately 8 metres. (This restriction will replace the existing H-bar marking and extend slightly beyond its current limits)

6. High Street, east side, from a point approximately 1 metre north of a point approximately in line with the northern flank wall of No.49 High Street and extending south for approximately 8.5 metres.

7. High Street, east side, from a point in line with the shared property boundary between No.44c and No.44b and extending south for approximately 9 metres.

8. High Street, west side, from a point in line with the southern flank wall belonging No.44c and No.43 High Street and extending south for approximately 49 metres.

9. High Street, east side, from a point approximately 10 metres north of the northern end of the controlled area of the pedestrian crossing (the zig zags) and extending north for approximately 7 metres.

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

Comments and objections should be e-mailed to highways.consultation@ centralbedfordshire.gov.uk by 17 July 2026.

All objections must state the grounds on which they are made. All comments must quote reference number TRO-102. If responding in writing, please send comments to the address below, FAO Emily Hirst.

(Variation No.*) Order 202*”

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL PROPOSES TO INTRODUCE NO WAITING AT ANY TIME ON HITCHIN ROAD, ARLESEY

The proposed waiting restrictions on Hitchin Road are intended to prevent obstructive parking in the vicinity of the bus stops, ensuring that buses are able to access and depart from the stop without obstruction. This will improve traffic flow along the street, reduce delays to public transport, and enhance visibility and safety for pedestrians and other road users. Effect of the Order:

To introduce No Waiting at any time on the following length of road in Arlesey:-

1. Hitchin Road, west side, from a point approximately 3 metres south of a point in line with the shared property boundary between No. 10 and No. 12 Hitchin Road and extending south for approximately 10 metres.

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

Comments and objections should be e-mailed to highways.consultation@ centralbedfordshire.gov.uk by 17 July 2026.

All objections must state the grounds on which they are made. All comments must quote reference number TRO-103. If responding in writing, please send comments to the address below, FAO Emily Hirst.

(Variation No.*) Order 202*”

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL PROPOSES TO INTRODUCE LIMITED WAITING ON SUTTON MILL ROAD, POTTON

Reason for proposal: The proposed waiting restrictions are intended to support a highway improvement scheme associated with the adjacent residential development and to support with keeping the dropped kerbs at Nos. 3, 5 and 7 Sutton Mill Road clear. The restrictions are necessary to prevent obstructive parking, maintain access to properties, and ensure the safe and efficient movement of traffic along the road. Please refer to the Statement of Reasons for comprehensive reasoning.

Effect of the Order:

To introduce No Waiting from Monday to Friday between 7:30am and 6:30pm and No Waiting Saturday between 7:30am and 1:30pm on the following lengths of road in Potton:-

1. Sutton Mill Road, east side, from the junction with Sandy Road and extending in a southerly direction for approximately 31 metres.

2. Sutton Mill Road, west side, from the junction with Sandy Road and extending in a southerly direction for approximately 73 metres. 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 17 July 2026. Any objections must state the grounds on which they are made.

All comments must quote unique reference number TRO-113. 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.

(Variation No.*) Order 202*”

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

(TEMPSFORD: FOOTPATH NOS. 3 AND 7)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025 Notice is hereby given that the Order made by Central Bedfordshire Council on 5 December 2025 the effect of which will be to prohibit any person proceeding on foot along the following lengths of Footpath Nos. 3 and 7, Tempsford has been continued in force with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport until 14 December 2026: I. Footpath No. 3, Tempsford which extends from Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 1627 5397 to OS GR TL 1621 5454.

II. Footpath No. 7, Tempsford which extends from OS GR TL 1613 5416 to OS GR TL 1613 5421.

These temporary closures are required as part of a bridge deck is damaged and needs repairing. The closures are expected to take place from 15 June 2026 for up to six months.

There is no alternative route for footpath users while the closure is in operation.

Further details, including a map, can also be found on the Council’s website at: https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/82/countryside/431/rights_of_way/2

The Order will continue in force until 14 December 2026 or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier. If the works are not completed within six months the Order may be extended for a longer period with the consent of the Secretary of State for Transport.

For further information please contact Francine Rainbow on 0300 300 4068 or at francine.rainbow@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.

Highways Act 1980

Central Bedfordshire Council

Notice of Making of Public Path Order

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL (SANDY: FOOTPATH NO. 38 AND MOGGERHANGER: PART OF FOOTPATH NO. 10) PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER 2026

The above Order made on 19 June 2026 under Section 119 of the Highways Act 1980 will divert Footpath No. 38, Sandy and part of Footpath No. 10, Moggerhanger as described below.

The length of Footpath No. 38, Sandy to be stopped up extends from its junction with the highway extent of the Great North Road (A1) at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 1639 4948 in a west-south-westerly direction for approximately 163 metres to terminate at its junction with Footpath No. 10, Moggerhanger and the SandyMoggerhanger parish boundary at OS GR TL 1623 4942.

The footpath is stopped up across its full width.

The length of Footpath No. 10, Moggerhanger to be stopped up extends from its junction with an unaffected part of Footpath No. 10, Moggerhanger at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 1623 4942 in a south-easterly direction for approximately 8 metres then continues in an east-north-easterly direction for approximately 2 metres crossing a tributary where there is no bridge to terminate at its junction with Footpath No. 38, Sandy and the Sandy-Moggerhanger parish boundary at OS GR TL 1623 4942.

The footpath is stopped up across its full width.

The length of Footpath No. 38, Sandy to be created extends from its junction with the highway extent of the Great North Road (A1) at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 1639 4949 in a generally west-south-westerly direction for approximately 153 metres to OS GR TL 1625 4942 then continues in a generally north-westerly direction for approximately 21 metres to OS GR TL 1624 4943 the continues in a generally west-south-westerly direction for approximately 8 metres crossing a bridge to terminate at its junction with Footpath No. 10, Moggerhanger and the SandyMoggerhanger parish boundary at OS GR TL 1623 4943.

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

The length of Footpath No. 10, Moggerhanger to be created extends from its junction with an unaffected part of Footpath No. 10, Moggerhanger at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 1623 4942 in a generally east-north-easterly direction for approximately 5 metres crossing a bridge to terminate at its junction with Footpath No. 38, Sandy and the Sandy-Moggerhanger parish boundary at OS GR TL 1623 4943.

The new route of the footpath has a width of 2 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, the Order map and an explanatory statement 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.

Any representations about or objections to the Order may be sent in writing to the Highway Assets Intelligence Team Leader, Central Bedfordshire Council Highways, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5QT or definitivemap@ centralbedfordshire.gov.uk not later than 31 July 2026. Please state the grounds on which they are made. Representations and objections must include either a postal or e-mail address. Any representations or objections made will be in the public domain and will be available for viewing/copying by members of the public.

If no such representations or objections are duly made, or if any so made are withdrawn, the Central Bedfordshire Council may confirm the Order as an unopposed Order. If the Order is sent to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for confirmation any representations and objections which have not been withdrawn will be sent with the Order and will be made publicly available by either the Council or the Planning Inspectorate.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 – SECTION 257

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL (STOTFOLD: PART OF FOOTPATH NO 7)

PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER 2023

NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION

Notice is hereby given that the works required to divert part of Footpath No. 7, Stotfold have been completed in accordance with the requirements of Articles 2 and 4 of the above Order, which was confirmed by Central Bedfordshire Council on 8 September 2023.

The new route is effective from 16 June 2026.

Dated 26 June 2026

Central Bedfordshire Council Lorna Carver

Priory House, Chicksands Deputy Chief Executive and Shefford SG17 5TQ Director of Place and Communities

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