Planning application
3 The Birches, Pine View Park, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2FL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior Approval for change of use commercial/business/service to dwellinghouses: Request for a determination as to whether the prior approval of the authority will be required regarding a Proposed Change of Use from Class E to C3 to create a 2 bed, 3 person, single residential dwelling (C3 Use).
As published by the council, reference CB/26/02233/PAEC
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/02233/PAEC
- Type
- P.Notif. Comm (Class E) to Dwellinghouse
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 14 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2026
- Parish
- Maulden
- Postcode
- MK45 2FL
Comment by 24 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Central Bedfordshire through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jul 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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15 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Central Bedfordshire took a median of 71 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Central Bedfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Central Bedfordshire's median decision took 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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