Planning application
HM Prison Bedford St Loyes Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1HG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
23/00575/FUL - Non-Material Minor Amendment to allow for changes in the position of the external mechanical plant machinery to E-wing building.
As published by the council, reference 26/00891/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00891/NMA
- Type
- Non Material Amendment Determined
- Status
- Decided - Permitted
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Harpur
- Parish
- Bedford Town
- Decision by
- Officers (Delegated)
- Postcode
- MK40 1HG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Bedford
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24 Jun 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
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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