Planning application
37 Oak Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0HH
Relates to 26/00910/S73A
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/01319/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01319/S73
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jul 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.
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26/00910/S73A Awaiting decision
37 Oak Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0HH
Retrospective Change of Use from Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to Class C2 (Residential institution)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jul 2026
Received by Bedford
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 September 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
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26/00910/S73A Awaiting decision
37 Oak Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0HH
Retrospective Change of Use from Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to Class C2 (Residential institution)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Apex Planning Consultants Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Milton Keynes
Active · incorporated 2012 · Milton Keynes
30 applications on PlanIndex · across 14 councils · 96% 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's median decision took 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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