Planning application
18 St Alban Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2NG
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of Use from Dwelling (Use Class C3) to Residential Care Home (Use Class C2), including two-storey and single storey rear extensions and internal alterations.
As published by the council, reference 26/01031/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01031/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Ward
- De Parys
- Parish
- Bedford Town
- Postcode
- MK40 2NG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by Bedford
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9 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 August 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
CC Town Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Northampton
Active · incorporated 2015 · Northampton
125 applications on PlanIndex · across 24 councils · 85% granted
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See their track recordWhat 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 full applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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