Planning application
161 Putnoe Lane Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 8LX
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
One and two storey front extension and single storey side extension. including variation of approved plans condition 2 attached to 23/02679/FUL, to allow for amendments to internal layout and increase in roof height of side extension.
As published by the council, reference 26/00476/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00476/S73
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided - Permitted
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Putnoe
- Parish
- Bedford Town
- Decision by
- Officers (Delegated)
- Postcode
- MK41 8LX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by Bedford
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13 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 May 2026
Decision issued: Grant Permission
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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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