Planning application
Lakeside Hospital The Lane Wyboston Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3AS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of Use to a Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) School (Use Class F1 Learning and Non-Residential Institutions) alongside associated works and site alterations.
As published by the council, reference 26/00009/MAF
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00009/MAF
- Type
- Major Full and Change of Use
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Wyboston
- Parish
- Wyboston Chawston Colesden
- Postcode
- MK44 3AS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 2026
Received by Bedford
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15 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 April 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bedford took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
80 documents on file for this application
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