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49/ 51 Commercial Road Bedford MK40 1QS

Granted Bedford 04/00315/COU Change of Use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use to residential and inter religious information and culture centre.

As published by the council, reference 04/00315/COU

Application record

Reference
04/00315/COU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Decided - Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Permission
Received
18 Feb 2004
Validated
18 Feb 2004
Decided
8 Apr 2004
Ward
Greyfriars
Parish
Bedford Town
Decision by
Officers (Delegated)
Postcode
MK40 1QS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Feb 2004

    Received by Bedford

  2. 8 Apr 2004

    Decision issued: Grant Permission

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Phillips Planning Services Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bedford

Active · incorporated 1992 · Bedford

142 applications on PlanIndex · across 29 councils · 88% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Bedford granted permission on 8 April 2004, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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