Planning application
5 Millet Road Wixams Bedford Bedfordshire MK45 3TB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of Use to C2 childrens home for up to two children aged 10-17 years, with a maximum of three direct-care staff working in shifts and management, administrative and professional personnel also attending in their respective capacities which will only count as direct-care staff where undertaking direct care or shift cover.
As published by the council, reference 26/01550/COU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01550/COU
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Wixams & Wilstead
- Parish
- Wixams
- Postcode
- MK45 3TB
Comment by 18 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Bedford through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Bedford
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12 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 October 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Applicant on file, a developer registered in Hitchin
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See who's behind itWhat 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 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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