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37 Oak Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0HH

Awaiting decision Bedford 26/00910/S73A Retrospective planning permission

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Proposal

Retrospective Change of Use from Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to Class C2 (Residential institution)

As published by the council, reference 26/00910/S73A

Application record

Reference
26/00910/S73A
Type
Retrospective planning permission
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Kingsbrook
Parish
Bedford Town
Postcode
MK42 0HH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bedford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/01319/S73 Decided

    37 Oak Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0HH

    Retrospective Change of Use from Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to Class C2 (Residential institution), including variation of conditions 2 and 3 attached to 26/00910/S73A, to allow for increase in the number of carers to a maximum of 4, and to change condition 3 (Cycle Parking) to a compliance only condition.

    Decided 28 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 May 2026

    Received by Bedford

  2. 18 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 July 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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/01319/S73 Decided

    37 Oak Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0HH

    Retrospective Change of Use from Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to Class C2 (Residential institution), including variation of conditions 2 and 3 attached to 26/00910/S73A, to allow for increase in the number of carers to a maximum of 4, and to change condition 3 (Cycle Parking) to a compliance only condition.

    Decided 28 Sep 2026

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Bedford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bedford decided amendment applications in a median of 29 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • 37 Oak Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0HH

    26/01319/S73 Submitted 10 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Retrospective Change of Use from Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to Class C2 (Residential institution), including variation of conditions 2 and 3 attached to 26/00910/S73A, to allow for increase in the number of carers to a maximum of 4, and to change condition 3 (Cycle Parking) to a compliance only condition.

    Decided
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