Land Rear Of Methodist Church High Street Oakley Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7RG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00705/AOC - Discharge of a Condition Determined Approved

Proposal

- Condition 11 - Fencing (discharge of condition) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Apr 2026
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Approved
23 Apr 2026

Approved on 23 Apr 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 13 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 11 discharged

    • ConditionsCondition 11 - Fencing (discharge of condition)This application26/00705/AOC

Site constraints 2

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 26 and 28, High Street, Grade II, about 27 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Oakley (Bedford) built-up area.
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 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.

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Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Discharge of a Condition Determined
Postcode
MK43 7RG
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Clapham & Oakley
Parish
Oakley
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
23 Apr 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
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Agent
Optimis Consulting - Mr J Wickersham

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14856805
Planning Portal ref
PP-14856805
Env. assessment
No
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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