Planning application
153A Cotton End Road Wilstead Bedford Bedfordshire MK45 3DD
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
Erection of a front porch extension incorporating a WC and replacement of the existing concrete driveway with a grid and gravel permeable surfacing
As published by the council, reference 26/01699/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01699/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 3 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Wixams & Wilstead
- Parish
- Wilshamstead
- Postcode
- MK45 3DD
Comment by 5 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Bedford's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2026
Received by Bedford
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 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, an architecture practice
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