33 Spriggs Close Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6GD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00646/FUL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Single storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:56

Application progress

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Received

6 Apr 2026

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Consultation

10 Apr 2026

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Approved

11 May 2026

Approved on 11 May 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 13 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3a, surveyed

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Cambridge). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2; the survey is the definitive reading.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

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Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Clapham (Bedford) built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1488 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £305,000 in September 2003. Detached house, freehold.

26 September 2003£305,000New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council: Bedford
Application type: Full Planning
Postcode: MK41 6GD
Received: 6 Apr 2026
Validated: 6 Apr 2026
Ward: Clapham & Oakley
Parish: Clapham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 25 May 2026
Decision: Grant Permission
Decision date: 11 May 2026
Decision level: Officers (Delegated)
Applicant: Show
Agent: Legah Architecture - Mr V Legah

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 19 days faster than Bedford's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

This one35d

Council54d

UK55d

65%decided within 8 weeks

85%approved

508decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14790372
Planning Portal ref: PP-14790372
Neighbours: 10 Apr 2026
Consultation: 10 Apr 2026
Comments by: 8 May 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

61 Spriggs Close Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6GD

Conversion of existing double detached garage to the front of the property into a habitab…

22/01021/FUL 1 Jul 2022

2018 Approved

67 Spriggs Close Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6GD

Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (cov…

18/01289/LDP 12 Jul 2018

2018 Approved

55 Spriggs Close Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6GD

Two storey rear extension and front porch.

18/01213/FUL 6 Jul 2018

2018 Approved

3 Summers Close Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6GE

Loft conversion with two front dormers and one rear, new canopy/window to front.

18/00999/FUL 13 Jun 2018

Bedford

Planning Authority Score

2.4/10

Poor

#253 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Bedford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #201 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils

for householder decisions

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Bedford decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

80%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #259 of 296

86%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #239 of 296

56%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #201 of 296

52%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #233 of 296

52%

Minor dwellings approved

109 decided (1-9 homes)

69%

Major dwellings approved

26 decided (10+ homes)

67%

Change of use approved

57 decided

993

Total decisions

203 refused in the year to March 2026