Heath & Reach / Leighton Buzzard / Leighton-Linslade - Various Traffic Orders

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

(OLD LINSLADE ROAD, HEATH & REACH)

(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 Old Linslade Road, Heath & Reach between The Lilacs and Grange Water Mill.

This temporary closure is required to enable carriageway patching 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 9 to 11 December 2026 between the hours 0900-1530 The road will be closed at all times during this period.

The alternative route will be via Stoke Rd, Leighton Rd, North St, Church St, Plantation Rd, Old Linslade Rd and vice versa.

The Order will come into operation on 9 December 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 Highways Helpdesk - 03003008049

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

(LESTON ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD)

(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 full length of Leston Road, Leighton Buzzard.

This temporary closure is required to enable carriageway patching 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 7 to 9 December 2026 between the hours 0900-1530 The road will be closed at all times during this period.

The alternative route will be via Church St, Heath Rd, Clarence Rd, Vandyke Rd, Hockliffe St and vice versa.

The Order will come into operation on 7 December 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 Highways Helpdesk - 03003008049

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

(WOODMAN CLOSE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD)

(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

Woodman Close, Leighton Buzzard between number 19 and Dunleigh.

This temporary closure is required to enable carriageway patching 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 14 December 2026 between the hours 0800-1800 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 10 December 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 Highways Helpdesk - 03003008049

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

(SHENLEY HILL ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD)

(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 Shenely Hill Road, Leighton Buzzard between Tamar Walk and Vandyke Rd.

This temporary closure is required to enable paco patch around manhole 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 23 to 25 November 2026 between the hours 0900-1530 The road will be closed at all times during this period.

The alternative route for this closure will be via Miletree Rd, Eastern Way, Leighton Rd and vice versa.

The Order will come into operation on 23 November 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 Highways Helpdesk - 03003008049

Central Bedfordshire Council

Notice of Confirmation of Public Path Order Town and Country Planning Act 1990 CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL (LEIGHTONLINSLADE FOOTPATH NO. 16 AND PART OF FOOTPATH NO. 44) PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER 2026

On 6 November 2026 Central Bedfordshire Council confirmed the above Order made under Section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

The effect of the Order as confirmed is to divert Footpath No. 16, Leighton-Linslade and part of Footpath No. 44, Leighton-Linslade, as described below.

The length of Footpath No. 16, Leighton-Linslade to be stopped up extends from its junction with Footpath No. 44, Leighton-Linslade at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) SP 9283 2384 in a generally easterly direction for approximately 60 metres to terminate at its junction with Billington Road at OS GR SP 9289 2385.

The footpath is stopped up across its full width.

The length of Footpath No. 16, Leighton-Linslade to be created extends from its junction with Footpath No. 44, Leighton-Linslade at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) SP 9283 2384 in a generally easterly direction for approximately 58 metres to terminate at the highway extent of Billington Road at OS GR SP 9288 2384.

The new length of footpath has a width of 2 metres.

The length of part of Footpath No. 44, Leighton-Linslade to be stopped up extends from its junction with Footpath No. 16, Leighton-Linslade at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) SP 9283 2384 in a southwesterly direction for approximately 8 metres to its junction with an unaffected part of Footpath No. 44, Leighton-Linslade at OS GR SP 9282 2384.

The footpath is stopped up across its full width.

The length of part of Footpath No. 44, Leighton-Linslade to be created extends from its junction with Footpath No. 16, Leighton-Linslade at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) SP 9283 2384 in a generally south-westerly direction for approximately 8 metres to its junction with an unaffected part of Footpath No. 44, Leighton-Linslade at OS GR SP 9282 2384.

The new length of 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 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.

This Order comes into force on the date on which Central Bedfordshire Council certify that the public footpaths described in Article 2 of the Order have been set out to their satisfaction but if a person aggrieved by the Order desires to question its validity, or that of any provision contained in it, on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Act, or on the grounds that any requirement of that Act or any regulation made under it has not been complied with in relation to the confirmation of the order, he or she may apply to the High Court for any of these purposes under section 287 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 within 6 weeks from the date on which notice is first published as required by paragraph 7 of Schedule 14 to that Act.

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL PROPOSES TO INTRODUCE A DISABLED PARKING BAY ON COOPER DRIVE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD

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 Leighton Buzzard:-

1.  Cooper Drive, east side, in the northeastern corner of the road outside No. 43 Cooper Drive and extending in a south-westerly direction for a distance of 6.6 metres in length, and 2.2 metres in width.

Please see plan for clarification.

Details may also be viewed online at https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/about-your-council/latest-public-and-statutory-notices 

Comments should be sent by e-mail to highways.consultation@ centralbedfordshire.gov.uk by 01 December 2026. Any objections must state the grounds on which they are made and must quote unique reference number TRO-136. 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*”

Patrick Clarke, Service Director, Highways

Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Chicksands, Shefford SG17 5TQ

10 November 2026