King William IV 56 High Street Kempston Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 7AL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of children's play equipment with rubber matting to rear garden area Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Jun 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 8 Jul 2026
Site constraints 5
Show all 3 with distances
- 52 mWalnut CottageGrade II
- 53 m95 and 97, High StreetGrade II
- 75 mKing William Iv Public HouseGrade II
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 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Bedford
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- MK42 7AL
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Kempston West
- Parish
- Kempston
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 24 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Melling Ridgeway And Partners Ltd - Mrs T Neal
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14896187
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14896187
- Neighbours
- 1 May 2026
- Consultation
- 1 May 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
22 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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