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44 Henley Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4FT

Refused Bedford 21/02859/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 from Residential dwelling to House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

As published by the council, reference 21/02859/COU

Application record

Reference
21/02859/COU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Decided - Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Permission
Received
27 Oct 2021
Validated
27 Oct 2021
Decided
12 Jan 2022
Ward
Queens Park
Parish
Bedford Town
Decision by
Officers (Delegated)
Postcode
MK40 4FT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bedford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 22/00264/COU Refused

    44 Henley Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4FT

    Change of use from Residential dwelling to House in Multiple Occupation for 4 persons (HMO)

    Decided 1 Apr 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2021

    Received by Bedford

  2. 12 Jan 2022

    Decision issued: Refuse Permission

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 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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