The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government made the Town and Country Planning (Entertainment Resort Complex, Bedford) Special Development (No. 2) Order 2025 (2025 No. 1322) on 15 December 2025 and it was laid before Parliament on 16 December 2025 (the Order).
The Order will come into force on 12 January 2026.
The Order grants permission from 12 January 2026 for the classes of development described in Schedule 2 (classes of development permitted) to the Order, which relate to the Universal Entertainment Resort Complex and associated development.
The planning permission granted is subject to conditions and limitations set out in Schedule 3 of the Order, including the limits on the height of buildings and structures in Schedule 4 of the Order.
Statement of reasons for the grant of planning permission
The statement of reasons for the grant of planning permission for the Universal site, with the reasoned conclusion of the Secretary of State on the significant effects of the development on the environment; the main reasons and considerations on which the decision is based; information regarding the right to challenge the validity of the decision and the procedures for doing so; and a summary of the results of the consultations undertaken, and information gathered in respect of the proposal and how those results have been incorporated or otherwise addressed can viewed on GOV.UK here: