Planning application
Land Adjacent 69 Box End Road Kempston Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 8RP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 3 dwellings.
As published by the council, reference 26/01591/PIP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01591/PIP
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Wootton & Kempston Rural
- Parish
- Kempston Rural
- Postcode
- MK43 8RP
Comment by 10 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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19 Aug 2026
Received by Bedford
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 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
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Bedford
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The process from here
This application is with Bedford for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About this record
Reading the register
This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Bedford is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.
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