Stone manor house with mullioned windows and chimneys surrounded by green lawns, with trees and rolling hills in background.
CASE STUDY

Little Barford

Lands Improvement completed the acquisition of the Alington Estate, Bedford in 2022. The 1,119- acre estate in essence, comprising the hamlet of Little Barford. The site contained 17 tenanted properties, a former schoolhouse, and Manor House.

Homes
4,000
Size
1,119 acres
Stage
Planning and promotion
Location
Bedfordshire

The site is located approximately three miles to the south of central St. Neots, though lies immediately adjacent to an existing employment area. Significant new infrastructure will benefit the site, notably the Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet road improvement scheme, and East West Rail alignment, including a new station just south of the landholding.

Stone manor house with mullioned windows and chimneys surrounded by green lawns, with trees and rolling hills in background.
Modern residential complex with cream-coloured stone walls, red-framed windows, and terracotta roof tiles under blue sky with trees.
Aerial view of agricultural landscape with golden harvested fields surrounding a circular patch of green woodland under cloudy sky.

The site benefits from a draft allocation within the emerging Bedford Borough Council Local Plan to deliver a new settlement of at least 4,000 dwellings, employment land, and supporting infrastructure, including schools, local centres, and a vibrant green infrastructure network.

We are working closely with Bedford Borough Council and have commenced an extensive, collaborative visioning and master planning process with local stakeholders and the council to realise the aspirations of the Local Plan policy.

In due time, we will bring forward an outline application for the site, before acting as master developer to create the vision for the delivery of the new community.