New dwellings granted permission — East of England — Bedford

16, latest Q1 2026.

The count stood at 16 in Q1 2026. That is 27.3% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 83 in Q4 1988; the latest figure is 80.7% below that peak. Its low point was 11 in Q4 2024; the latest reading is 45% above that.

What these terms mean

Planning Permissions Granted

MHCLG's quarterly count of planning decisions granting permission for new dwellings, major and minor developments summed -- each decision counted once, not the number of dwelling units it covers. Source

Major and minor developments

MHCLG classifies a dwellings application as 'major' when it proposes 10 or more homes, and 'minor' when it proposes fewer than 10. This figure sums both, matching how Ireland's own planning permissions figure is not split by scheme size either.

Before you use these figures

• Latest figure Q1 2026: This series is quarterly; the most recent published figure is Q1 2026, 2 quarters before Q3 2026. That may reflect the publisher's release schedule rather than missing data.

Cite this figure:

New dwellings granted permission — East of England
16 for Bedford, Q1 2026
Caveats: Latest figure Q1 2026
StatsMapped last confirmed this figure on 9 Sep 2026.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2)
https://statsmapped.com/united-kingdom/local-authority/bedford/planning-permissions

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