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52 Hawthorne Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4HJ

Granted Bedford 26/00440/S73A Retrospective planning permission

Works: Extension Small domestic

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

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Single storey side extension to existing garage and conversion to annexe (Development already carried out)

As published by the council, reference 26/00440/S73A

Application record

Reference
26/00440/S73A
Type
Retrospective planning permission
Status
Decided - Permitted
Decision
Grant Permission (CIL Liable)
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Decided
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Queens Park
Parish
Bedford Town
Decision by
Officers (Delegated)
Postcode
MK40 4HJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2026

    Received by Bedford

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Grant Permission (CIL Liable)

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 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 a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

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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