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Ophthalmology Rye Close Bedford Hospital South Wing Kempston Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9DJ

Awaiting decision Bedford 26/00976/S73 Variation of Condition

Works: Extension

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Proposal

Erection of a two-storey linked extension to provide a new operating theatre with associated staff and patient facilities, plant infrastructure, and associated works, including variation of approved plans condition 1, and removal of conditions 4 and 5 attached to 23/00174/FUL, to reflect a new design and internal layout to create additional operating theatre facilities.

As published by the council, reference 26/00976/S73

Application record

Reference
26/00976/S73
Type
Variation of Condition
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Cauldwell
Parish
Bedford Town
Postcode
MK42 9DJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bedford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/01060/NMA Decided

    Ophthalmology Rye Close Bedford Hospital South Wing Kempston Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9DJ

    23/00174/FUL - Non-Material Minor Amendment to vary the description of development - Erection of linked extension to provide a new operating theatre with associated staff and patient facilities, plant infrastructure, and associated works

    Decided 23 Jun 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 May 2026

    Received by Bedford

  2. 27 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 23/00174/FUL (Decided - Permitted)

Who's behind it

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Situ8 Planning Consultancy Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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24 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

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