South of the River

The area is located to the south of the River Great Ouse around Bedford St Johns Station and comprises of four sites - Kingsway Triangle, Melbourne Street, Britannia Road and Elstow Road extending over 15.5ha. 

The illustrative masterplan for the area the South of the River site identifies a number of potential development opportunities which could account for a significant development capacity.

c. 875 homes

450sqm retail space

1 new primary school

1 new community building

1 remodelled civic building


A workshop with 60 local residents was held at the beginning of May 2020. The presentation from the workshop can be found on the Downloads page.
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