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78 High Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1NN

Refused Bedford 22/01926/FUL Full Planning

Works: New dwelling Several homes

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Conversion to five flats and associated alterations including rear external staircase.

As published by the council, reference 22/01926/FUL

Application record

Reference
22/01926/FUL
Type
Full Planning
Status
Decided - Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Permission
Received
23 Aug 2022
Validated
14 Sep 2022
Decided
19 Jan 2023
Ward
Castle & Newnham
Parish
Bedford Town
Decision by
Officers (Delegated)
Postcode
MK40 1NN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Aug 2022

    Received by Bedford

  2. 14 Sep 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Permission

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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KDR Architectural Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in London

Dissolved · incorporated 2018 · London

5 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Seven Star Properties Limited Applicant, registered in Luton

Active · incorporated 2004 · Luton

1 application on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

31 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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