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38 - 40 High Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1SP

Refused Bedford 26/00384/S73A Retrospective planning permission

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

Proposal

Formation of two bedroom flat on the second floor. (Development already carried out)

As published by the council, reference 26/00384/S73A

Application record

Reference
26/00384/S73A
Type
Retrospective planning permission
Status
Decided - Refused
Decision
Refuse Permission
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
5 Mar 2026
Decided
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Castle & Newnham
Parish
Bedford Town
Decision by
Officers (Delegated)
Postcode
MK40 1SP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Feb 2026

    Received by Bedford

  2. 5 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Permission

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About amendments applications

How this application type works

An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.

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