Planning application
35 Irwin Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 3UN
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
One and two storey side and rear extension
As published by the council, reference 26/00530/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00530/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning
- Status
- Decided - Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Permission
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Castle & Newnham
- Parish
- Bedford Town
- Decision by
- Officers (Delegated)
- Postcode
- MK40 3UN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Bedford
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13 May 2026
Decision issued: Grant Permission
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19 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Richard Batchelor Architecture Agent, an architecture practice
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Bedford granted permission on 13 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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