In May 2023, the East West Rail Company published a route update which announced that they would create a new station at Tempsford.
In July 2024, the think tank UKDayOne published a report suggesting that in order to meet the Labour government's target of delivering 1.5million new homes in the next five years through new towns, Britain's next 'new town' of 250,000-350,000 people should be created at Tempsford, given the plans for a new station there.
In January 2025, the Chancellor's growth statement confirmed backing for East West Rail and announced that the building of the East Coast Mainline Station at Tempsford would be expedited by 3-5 years.
Richard Fuller MP said:
It has long been suggested that the village of Tempsford has been earmarked for substantial new housing development, particularly around the new railway station that the government has confirmed will be going ahead. Indeed just a year ago, a think tank indicated that Tempsford could potentially be a suitable location for a huge New Town of around 250,000 people.
I believe an announcement on this from the government may happen in the coming weeks and so I recently travelled to Tempsford to meet with the Chair of the Parish Council, David Sutton, to hear his thoughts on how the local community are feeling about the situation. You can watch our discussion at https://youtu.be/d2yO1fM-7ng
You can read more about the developments in potential housing growth at Tempsford at the following links:
https://www.richardfuller.co.uk/news/richard-comments-potential-housing-growth-tempsford
https://www.richardfuller.co.uk/news/implications-chancellors-growth-statement-bedfordshire
