15/05/2026
DEVELOPER WANTS TO BUILD 180 HOUSES ON LAND TO THE NORTH OF POTTON - HOW TO HAVE YOUR SAY
A developer, Bellway Homes, has put in for planning permission to build 180 houses on land to the north of Potton, off Myers Road.
Two months ago, I highlighted how the developer had leafletted Potton residents who live in the north of the town, to let them know it was about to proposing a big housing estate in between Myers Road and the existing quarry. They have also posted a website link: https://www.myersroad-potton.co.uk/
About 40% of the site is currently known locally as Jay Farm.
Central Bedfordshire Council has now received a planning application for 180 houses.
Potton has experienced significant development in recent years and this site is not in the existing Local Plan or Neighbourhood Plan so I will be strongly opposing it.
I have also called the application to committee, in the event that the council would be likely to approve it, so the decision would then be made by councillors.
The planning consultation runs until 19th June.
It's important as many people as possible contact the council to raise any concerns they may have.
The following are the grounds I have already raised with the council:
- Over-development, not in the Local Plan or Potton Neighbourhood Plan.
- Drainage, given the high ground above existing housing.
- Environmental, given proximity to the active quarry
- Highways access, the junction for the whole development, so close to a bend, would be dangerous
- Education, the town's school is currently at capacity in some years, which means children would have to go to other towns.
- Health, the town's surgery has restricted space and very limited room for further expansion
You can comment by emailing [email protected] and please put CB/26/01048/OUT in the subject line.
You can see more details on the application here:
https://cbc.aifusion.io/planning/publicViewer.html?caseID=CB/26/01048/OUT
and here:
https://plantech.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/PLANTECH/DCWebPages/acolnetcgi.gov?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeResultDetail&TheSystemkey=645208
