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The Carphone Warehouse Midland Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1PS

Refused Bedford 20/01196/COU Change of Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of Use of A1 (Retail) unit to flexible Use A3 (Cafe/Restaurant)/A5 (Hot Food Takeaway)

As published by the council, reference 20/01196/COU

Application record

Reference
20/01196/COU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Decided - Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Permission
Received
11 Jun 2020
Validated
11 Jun 2020
Decided
6 Aug 2020
Ward
Greyfriars
Parish
Bedford Town
Decision by
Officers (Delegated)
Postcode
MK40 1PS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Jun 2020

    Received by Bedford

  2. 6 Aug 2020

    Decision issued: Refuse Permission

  3. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Tellon Capital Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2014 · London

4 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Harpur Centre Bedford Limited Applicant, registered in St. Helier

Registered · incorporated 2022 · St. Helier

2 applications on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Bedford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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