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Shire House 3 Kimbolton Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2NH

Awaiting decision Bedford 26/01015/FUL Full Planning

Works: Demolition

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Proposal

Urgent partial demolition of the dangerous parts of the listed structure, reconstruction of the walls to the remaining structure, and associated works.

As published by the council, reference 26/01015/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/01015/FUL
Type
Full Planning
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
29 May 2026
Ward
De Parys
Parish
Bedford Town
Postcode
MK40 2NH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bedford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/00605/LBC Awaiting decision

    Shire House 3 Kimbolton Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2NH

    Demolition of the central and eastern portions of the listed building for health and safety reasons

    Submitted 27 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 May 2026

    Received by Bedford

  2. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 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.

Documents

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

1 document on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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