RAF Cardington The Highway Shortstown Bedfordshire MK42 0TE

1. 14 May 2021

   Received by Bedford

2. 8 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: Grant Permission

3. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.

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• Shortstown Primary School Beauvais Square Shortstown Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0GS

  26/00744/TPO Submitted 20 Apr 2026 157m away

  76% historically approved · decision due ~14 Jul

  G1 - Willow, Prune all trees back from the building to allow a minimum clearance of 2 feet (approximately 600 mm). G2 - Willow and Alder, re-coppice. T1 - Horse Chestnut, Fell. T2 - Willow, 20% crown reduction.

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 1 Horace Close Shortstown Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0GA

  26/00239/LDP Submitted 9 Feb 2026 342m away

  Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Use as a children's care home C3b, providing care for up to two children/ young people between the ages of 10 and 17)

  Refused Lawful development 14 docs

• 42 Victor Close Shortstown Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0FS

  26/00685/FUL Submitted 10 Apr 2026 391m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~9 Jun

  Erection of front porch and insertion of french doors to side.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 7 docs
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• 51 Beauvais Avenue Shortstown Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0GD

  26/00836/S73A Submitted 1 May 2026 407m away

  76% historically approved · decision due ~26 Jun

  Part retrospective planning permission for garage conversion and insertion of external garden door for access to garden

  Awaiting decision Amendments 11 docs

• 26/01463/AOC Granted

  The Old Rectory 15 Thurleigh Road Milton Ernest Bedford MK44 1RF

  25/00853/FUL - Condition 2 Archaeology (discharge of condition)

  28 Jul 2026 Conditions
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  26/00571/FUL - Conditin 3 Newt method statement (discharge of condition)

  28 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 26/01453/AOC Refused

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  25/01262/S73 - Condition 8 surface water drainage (discharge of condition)

  27 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 26/01406/AOC Granted

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  25/02198/MAF - Condition 4 - Building Recording Strategy (Discharge of Condition)

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• 26/01371/AOC Refused

  2 Cromwell Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4LR

  26/00442/FUL - Condition 4 BNG (discharge of condition)

  15 Jul 2026 Conditions