69 Victoria Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9JR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective application for the change of use from C3 (Dwellinghouse) to C4 (HMO) for 6 Persons Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 8 Jul 2026
Site constraints 2
Checked on 11 September 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £285,000 in March 2025. Detached house, freehold.
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
- Retrospective planning permission
- Postcode
- MK42 9JR
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Cauldwell
- Parish
- Bedford Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 19 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Legah Architecture - Mr V Legah
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 22 days faster than Bedford's median of 78 for changes of use. Approved, as 66% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14881151
- Neighbours
- 28 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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