1 Bedford Road Stagsden Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 8TR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00793/FUL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Single storey rear extension, ramped access to front door, decking area to rear and conversion of outbuilding to garden room. (The two-storey side extension shown on the plans was previously approved on which has been partially implemented) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Apr 2026
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Consultation
6 Jul 2026
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Approved
6 Jul 2026

Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 8, Bedford Road, Grade II, about 46 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 Stagsden built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £41,000 in May 1996. Semi-detached house, freehold.

17 May 1996£41,000

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
MK43 8TR
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Bromham
Parish
Stagsden
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
6 Jul 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
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Agent
Campbell Ark Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 16 days slower than Bedford's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
511decided 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-14885588
Planning Portal ref
PP-14885588
Neighbours
6 Jul 2026
Consultation
6 Jul 2026
Comments by
28 May 2026
Site or press notice
30 Apr 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.