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6 Melrose Drive Elstow Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9FH

Awaiting decision Bedford 26/01926/FUL Full applications

Works: Extension Small domestic

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Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Single storey side extension

As published by the council, reference 26/01926/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/01926/FUL
Category
Full applications
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Postcode
MK42 9FH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Oct 2026

    Received by Bedford

  2. 9 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 December 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 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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