Planning application
51 Beauvais Avenue Shortstown Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0GD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Part retrospective planning permission for garage conversion and insertion of external garden door for access to garden
As published by the council, reference 26/00836/S73A
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00836/S73A
- Type
- Retrospective planning permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- Shortstown
- Parish
- Shortstown
- Postcode
- MK42 0GD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by Bedford
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. 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
11 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 happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Bedford for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
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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