Planning application
The Old Post Office High Street Souldrop Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1EY
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
As published by the council, reference 26/01956/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01956/LBC
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 9 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- MK44 1EY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bedford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/01955/FUL Awaiting decision
The Old Post Office High Street Souldrop Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1EY
Single storey rear extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2026
Received by Bedford
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16 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 73 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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