The Town and Country Planning (Entertainment Resort Complex, Bedford) Special Development (No. 2) Order 2025

SCHEDULE 2 Classes of development permitted

Articles 2(4), 4 Visitor entertainment and hospitality facilities 1 Development comprised in or relating to any of the following kinds of work— (a) a theme park, amusement park or water park, including outdoor— (i) rollercoasters, water coasters, slides, flumes, lazy rivers, rides, attractions, games and pools; (ii) venues and spaces for events, parades, shows and displays; (b) other recreation and leisure facilities, including— (i) indoor and outdoor sport, recreation, leisure and spa facilities; (ii) theatres and cinemas; (iii) indoor spaces, other than theatres and cinemas, for events, shows and displays; (iv) indoor rides, games and attractions; (v) music and dance venues, including nightclubs; (vi) cultural facilities, such as art galleries, museums and other exhibition spaces; (vii) spiritual and wellbeing facilities, such as prayer rooms; (c) facilities for hosting conferences and conventions; (d) retail and hospitality facilities, including— (i) hotels, camp sites, and other forms of accommodation to be used by people who are— (aa) visiting other authorised works, or (bb) otherwise spending time away from their usual residence, in the course of an employment or business, or for leisure purposes; (ii) restaurants, cafes and hot food takeaways (not located at Wixams station); (iii) public houses, bars and other drinking establishments; (iv) retail facilities offering goods or services, including— (aa) shops (not located at Wixams station); (bb) vehicle showrooms; (cc) vehicle hire facilities; (dd) tattoo parlours. Support for provision and operation of visitor entertainment and hospitality facilities 2 Development comprised in or relating to any of the following kinds of work— (a) offices and other spaces for carrying out activities undertaken in connection with authorised development or the operation of authorised works, including— (i) activities connected with the design and construction of authorised works, including the organisation of construction work; (ii) administrative and service activities, including the provision of services and information to visitors and potential visitors via call centres; (b) warehousing, storage and logistics facilities, including— (i) refrigerated storage areas; (ii) logistics delivery facilities, including loading docks and bays; (iii) parade float storage areas; (iv) facilities for storing hazardous substances, including— (aa) fuel and other chemicals; (bb) fireworks and pyrotechnic articles, as defined in regulation 2(1) and regulation 3 of the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015; (c) light industrial facilities, including— (i) media and film production facilities; (ii) food preparation and catering facilities; (iii) laundry facilities; (d) laboratories, workshops and maintenance facilities, including— (i) research and development facilities; (ii) estate management facilities; (iii) horticultural nursery facilities; (e) facilities and infrastructure to support the provision of emergency and security services; (f) changing facilities for workers; (g) entertainment rehearsal facilities; (h) training, education, retail and financial services facilities for staff members; (i) welfare and other facilities for workers; (j) training and education outreach facilities; (k) facilities for accommodating cats and dogs, as a service for visitors or staff members, or for security purposes; (l) server centres and data storage facilities; (m) mail facilities; (n) service yards, including waste collection, sorting and storage facilities; (o) medical facilities; (p) construction worker accommodation. Rail-related development 3 Development comprised in or relating to any of the following kinds of work— (a) at Wixams station— (i) station buildings; (ii) four railway platforms; (iii) track, gantries and other infrastructure and apparatus associated with the operation of a railway, including electric multiple unit power infrastructure and signalling apparatus; (iv) retail and dining facilities, including shops, restaurants, cafes and hot food takeaways; (v) offices; (vi) maintenance facilities; (vii) worker welfare facilities; (viii) signs and information boards; (b) bridges or crossings that allow authorised works in class 5(a) or (b) or class 6(a), (b), (c) or (d) to pass over a railway, including authorised works in class 5(d) or (e) or class 6 (g), (h), (i) or (j) where they are provided on or adjacent to authorised works in class 5(a) or (b) or class 6(a), (b), (c) or (d) as they pass over a railway; (c) improvements to the access arrangements at Kempston Hardwick station; (d) transport hubs facilitating interchange between rail and other modes of transport; (e) other buildings or structures, or apparatus, used to provide railway services as defined in section 82 of the Railways Act 1993, other than light maintenance services as defined in subsection (2) of that section. Utilities and services 4 Development comprised in or relating to any of the following kinds of work— (a) the following types of infrastructure for producing and conveying electricity— (i) solar panels, with inverters and other associated infrastructure and apparatus; (ii) generating units fuelled by diesel or gas; (iii) battery energy storage systems; (iv) substations and other electric lines and plant comprised in— (aa) a transmission system, or (bb) a distribution system, each as defined in section 4(4) of the Electricity Act 1989; (b) pipe-line systems, as defined in section 5(10) of the Gas Act 1986; (c) infrastructure for producing and conveying energy in other forms, including— (i) air source and ground source heat pumps; (ii) electric and gas boilers; (iii) thermal storage units and electric chillers; (iv) heat networks, as defined in section 216(2) of the Energy Act 2023; (d) potable and non-potable water infrastructure and surface and foul waste water infrastructure, including— (i) pipes, mains, drains, sewers, outfalls and culverts; (ii) drainage and attenuation infrastructure, including swales, channels, lakes, lagoons, ponds, tanks and other storage facilities, and watercourses; (iii) pumping stations and treatment or processing facilities; (e) facilities, infrastructure, equipment and apparatus to enable communications with and within the ERC and other authorised works, including between staff members, including telecommunications and other infrastructure; (f) other buildings or structures associated with the provision of utility services, including those that— (i) accommodate, above or below ground, metering and other plant, equipment, machinery, apparatus or infrastructure associated with the operation of such services, or (ii) support the provision, operation or maintenance of such services and infrastructure, including service yards, maintenance facilities, welfare facilities, water storage, and waste storage, sorting and collection facilities. Walking, wheeling and cycling routes 5 Development to support walking, wheeling and cycling around the Order land, including development comprised in or relating to any of the following kinds of work— (a) footpaths, footways and walkways, including covered or moving walkways; (b) cycleways; (c) bridges and underpasses carrying authorised works in class 5(a) or (b); (d) stairs, ramps and lifts associated with authorised works in class 5(a), (b) or (c); (e) traffic signals and control devices; (f) parking facilities for bicycles. Roads and associated infrastructure 6 Development relating to roads, including development comprised in or relating to any of the following kinds of work— (a) public roads, including dual carriageways; (b) footpaths, footways and walkways to support walking and wheeling; (c) cycleways that form part of a road; (d) internal and service roads; (e) junctions and roundabouts; (f) bridges and underpasses that allow authorised works in class 5(a) or (b) or class 6(a), (b), (c) or (d) to pass over a road or watercourse, including authorised works in class 5(d) or (e) or class 6 (g), (h), (i) or (j) where they are provided on or adjacent to authorised works in class 5(a) or (b) or class 6(a), (b), (c) or (d) as they pass over a road or watercourse; (g) signage and structures associated with it, including gantries; (h) traffic signals; (i) traffic control devices; (j) pavements and kerbs; (k) transport hubs. Vehicle-related facilities 7 Development relating to facilities for parking and providing services in relation to vehicles, including development comprised in or relating to any of the following kinds of work— (a) covered and uncovered parking areas, including multi-storey vehicle parks and parking areas covered by solar panels; (b) charge points and other infrastructure functionally associated with authorised works in class 7(a); (c) vehicle pick-up and drop-off facilities, with associated infrastructure; (d) service stations providing— (i) facilities for refuelling vehicles; (ii) charge points with a power of 50 kilowatts or above, with associated fuel storage infrastructure and class 4(a)(iv) authorised works; (e) facilities for— (i) valet parking and valeting of vehicles; (ii) servicing and maintaining vehicles, whether for vehicles solely or mainly used to service authorised works in class 1 or class 2, including by providing regular transport services to those travelling to them from departure points within or outside the Order land, or for other vehicles used by visitors or workers to travel to the Order land, including private cars and vehicles carrying passengers for hire or reward. Security and reception 8 Development comprised in or relating to works designed to support the safe, secure and efficient operation of the ERC, by— (a) ensuring the safety and security of visitors, workers, premises or other property, including by means of— (i) gates, fences, walls and other means of enclosure; (ii) closed circuit television; (iii) lighting; (iv) automatic number plate recognition systems; (v) vehicle restraint systems and hostile vehicle mitigation measures; (vi) controlled access barriers; (vii) buildings or structures to accommodate workers carrying out security functions; (b) facilitating the secure and orderly entry of visitors and workers to the Order land or any part of it, or any work, including by means of— (i) kiosks, ticketing points, ticket machines and ticket or security barriers; (ii) turnstile structures; (iii) seating, booths, stalls, canopies and other ancillary infrastructure. Landscaping and environmental measures, miscellaneous features, facilities and amenities 9 Development comprised in or relating to any of the following kinds of work— (a) soft and hard landscaping and measures to prevent, reduce or mitigate the adverse environmental impacts of buildings or structures, or improve the amenity of the Order land, including— (i) trees, shrubs, hedges, verges and other vegetation; (ii) bunds, embankments and earthworks; (iii) wildlife crossing structures; (iv) noise attenuation measures; (v) other ecological mitigation and habitat or biodiversity enhancement measures; (b) other features and elements intended to promote the amenity of the Order land or serve the convenience or enhance the experience of visitors or workers, including— (i) lighting; (ii) fountains, pools and other ornamental water features; (iii) boards and other facilities for communicating information, and associated structures; (iv) seating and other street furniture, including canopies and kiosks; (v) gates, fences, walls, and other means of enclosure; (vi) public art, including statuary and multimedia displays and decorative features; (c) alteration to or diversion of a watercourse or other body of surface water and associated works.