TODDINGTON
PARK
Delivering new jobs, renewable energy and improved HGV services
IM Properties and Moto are in the process of working up a planning application for Toddington Park, a new strategic employment and energy development with expanded HGV / eHGV parking on land at Junction 12 of the M1. We’d welcome your views on our plans.
We are seeking to deliver a high-quality development which would create new investment, around 1,500 jobs on site, drive economic growth and support environmental sustainability – helping to provide meaningful benefits in Central Bedfordshire, regionally and nationally.
WATCH OUR VIDEO
Please watch our explainer video to learn more about our approach to the site, the opportunity, and what we're proposing in terms of future use and improvements at Toddington Park.
Illustrative masterplans
The final layout for the employment development plots will be determined by occupier requirements but will remain within the limits of the parameters plan we submit as part of the planning application.
These illustrative masterplans indicate how the scheme could ultimately be built-out.
PROJECT STATS AT A GLANCE
51
HECTARES OF NEW
GRASSLAND AND WOODLAND
204,000
SQM OF INDUSTRIAL,
LOGISTICS AND DATA
CENTRE FLOORSPACE
1500
APPROX NEW JOBS
ON SITE
IM Properties and Moto are in the process of working up a planning application for Toddington Park, a new strategic employment and energy development with expanded HGV / eHGV parking on land at Junction 12 of the M1. We’d welcome your views on our plans.
This website explains what we are proposing and how we plan to take the project forward. Later this year we intend to submit a planning application to Central Bedfordshire Council.
The application will include the detailed design of aspects such as the site access, spine road, earthworks, and green and blue infrastructure. The proposed development plots will be submitted in ‘outline’, with details of building layout and design, HGV parking and solar layout being submitted as Reserved Matters at a later date.
We are seeking to deliver a high-quality development which would create new investment and jobs, drive economic growth and support environmental sustainability – helping to provide meaningful benefits in Central Bedfordshire, regionally and nationally.
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HAVE YOUR SAY
We held a public consultation on the draft proposals between 16th April to 6th May 2026 ahead of submitting an outline planning application later this year.
During our consultation we held in-person events at Harlington Parish Hall on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th April and carried out engagement at Toddington Southbound Services on Monday 27th and Thursday 30th April to hear the views of HGV drivers.
Thank you to everyone that provided feedback. We believe that the best developments are informed by effective local engagement and all comments received during the consultation will be considered by the design team ahead of finalising our proposals.
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SOCIAL VALUE STRATEGY
IM Properties’ own Sustainable Futures framework sets out its ambitions to 2030 which are based around three central themes of People, Place and Planet.
We are committed to working closely with local communities to ensure our developments deliver meaningful benefits for people living nearby, extending beyond the red line of the site boundary. Our assessment of the local context is being supplemented by conversations with key stakeholders, all of which will inform our Social Value Strategy.
Additionally, the Moto Foundation works to make a positive difference to the communities around Moto’s locations. One of the ways it does this is by providing each Moto location with the opportunity to adopt a local community partner. By joining forces with community groups and charities, the Foundation is able to support them in realising their objectives.
Our proposals for Toddington Park are therefore being shaped with sustainability and social value at their heart, helping to decarbonise our economy and create a cleaner, greener and more sustainable future.
PROJECT TIMELINE
Promotion of site through the Local Plan, initial stakeholder conversations and technical work to understand site constraints and opportunities
2019 - Now
Public consultation on our proposals for Toddington Park
16th April to 6th May 2026
Shaping our proposals in response to your feedback
May / June 2026
Submission of an outline planning application to Central Bedfordshire Council
Summer 2026
WHO WE ARE
As one of the UK’s largest privately owned property companies, IM Properties recognises its role in helping to decarbonise the economy and create a cleaner, more responsible future. Our new Sustainable Futures framework sets out our ambitions to 2030 across three core themes: People, Place and Planet.
By drawing on our experience, financial strength and long-term approach, we aim to deliver lasting value and leave a positive legacy in the communities where we work and we have provided examples below from our existing developments at Mercia Park, Leicestershire and Peddimore, Birmingham which demonstrate the high standards we intend to mirror at Toddington Park.
Moto is the UK’s largest operator of motorway services and is currently carrying out a UK-wide programme to upgrade existing Motorway Service Areas. This programme seeks to provide more HGV parking capacity, as well as assisting the UK in achieving its net zero targets by providing parking and charging facilities for Electric Heavy Goods Vehicles (eHGV).
Moto is committed to building sustainable, accessible, and resilient infrastructure at its sites by using thoughtful design, inclusive facilities, and integration with local communities to support a more inclusive and low-impact future.
GET IN TOUCH
If you would like to get in touch with the project team, please do so using the details below.
Email: info@imptoddingtonpark.co.uk
Phone: 0800 331 7094 (9am - 5:30pm, Monday to Friday)
Freepost: RTBU-HAYY-LCUX, 7 Bayley Street, London WC1B 3HB (NO STAMP NEEDED)
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