Maps of Central Bedfordshire
Welcome to Central Bedfordshire Council's online mapping service. It provides interactive mapping that allows you to access a variety of information such as Ordnance Survey base maps and business data layers held by Central Bedfordshire Council.
You can use this facility to:
- Find places or properties within the district
- Move around the map and zoom in or out
- Turn map layers on or off
- Select features on the map to find out more information about them
- Print maps
Please note: Print templates and screen prints from this service must not be used as location or site plans when making a planning application. Central Bedfordshire Council operates an Ordnance Survey Mapping and Data Centre to provide appropriate plans which are available from Customer Services 0300 300 8692 or email customer.services@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk (Please include "North" in the subject line)
Enter online mapping - by entering this site you are agreeing to the conditions outlined below.
Disclaimer
Central Bedfordshire Council provides this service for information purposes only. The Council seeks to meet the highest standards of quality information and every attempt has been made to present up to date and accurate information. However, the Council cannot be held responsible for the misuse or misinterpretation of any information and offers no warranty to its accuracy or completeness.
The Council accepts no liability for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused as a result of reliance on this information. Please note that the land parcels and property boundaries shown on the maps in no way relate to land ownership. Issues of land ownership should be taken up with HM Land Registry. Issues relating to planning, building control, conservation and trees should always be checked with the relevant Council officers before any decisions are made or works are carried out.
Statement of purpose
The Ordnance Survey maps included within this website are provided by Central Bedfordshire Council under licence from the Ordnance Survey to fulfil its public function to make information available, as part of the council’s e-government strategy. If you want to use Ordnance Survey map data for your own use, you must contact the ordnance survey for their advice.
Statement of copyright
Ordnance Survey Data: The maps on this website are reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Central Bedfordshire Council. 100049029. 2009.
Other Data Overlays: © Central Bedfordshire Council, based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.
Aerial Photography: This imagery is Copyright © Getmapping plc and may not be copied from this website by anybody for any purpose. The imagery on this site is for viewing only.
Use of the site: The maps held on this site are intended for identification purposes only and must not be used for scaling or formal documentation.
What will you see? What can you do?
The system starts off with a view of the whole Unitary area and shows various Ordnance Survey maps changing in detail as you zoom in or out.
Online mapping offers users the following features:
Feature buttons – the selection of buttons here allow you to manually customise and use the map you are viewing. Map tips will appear if you hover over the individual buttons or alternatively the Help page can be displayed by selecting "show help".
Quick Search – Here you can select a category (such as Council Offices) and proceed to chose a location in the second dropdown box for the map window to zoom to.
Address search – this tab allows you to search for an address anywhere within Central Bedfordshire and once chosen, the map will automatically zoom to the address and identify it with a label of the address.
Map Layers – This tab displays a list of all data currently available to view. Layers can be switched on by clicking on the tick box. Layer names displayed in grey are not visible at the current scale of the map window.
Info – this tab becomes active either by selecting the tab or directly selecting this button. Proceed by clicking on an area of interest on the map and you will identify all information currently displayed and available for the chosen location.
Print – the map you are viewing can be easily printed by selecting this tab. Follow the box instructions to proceed in creating a print template. The template will open a new window containing your map in a pdf document. The print template contains the appropriate copyrights for displaying the map data and these must not be removed or edited in any way.
Please note: If the pop-up blocker is switched on your browser may prevent the pdf document from opening. To overcome this either allow pop-ups for this site or hold down the ctrl key on the keyboard whilst you click the button.
Accessibility: Every effort has been made to meet the needs of computer users with visual impairment or other conditions that limit accessibility. Due to the high graphical nature of this site, the geographical information cannot always be presented in an accessible format.
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