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7 Canberra Road Shortstown Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0UZ

Awaiting decision Bedford 26/01795/FUL Full applications

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

Single storey rear extension and conversion of existing C3 dwelling to form a C2 residential children's home (for upto 2 children), with associated external works.

As published by the council, reference 26/01795/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/01795/FUL
Category
Full applications
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
21 Sep 2026
Validated
21 Sep 2026
Postcode
MK42 0UZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Sep 2026

    Received by Bedford

  2. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 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 54 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

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