Planning application
Gorse Farm High Road Cotton End Bedford Bedfordshire MK45 3AB
Works: Extension 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
Renovation and extension of existing outbuildings within curtilage of an existing dwelling to enhance existing annex.
As published by the council, reference 26/01507/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01507/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- MK45 3AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Bedford
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15 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 November 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.
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 full applications in a median of 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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