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26/00830/PIP - Planning Permission in Principle Refused
New homes

Proposal

Permission in Principle for a development of between 1 and 9 self-build/custom dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2026
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Validated
5 May 2026
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Consultation
9 Jun 2026
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Refused
9 Jun 2026
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Appeal allowed
14 Sept 2026

Refused on 9 Jun 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Planning Permission in Principle
Postcode
MK44 3TP
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Shortstown
Parish
Cople
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision
Refuse Permission
Decision date
9 Jun 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Appeal
Allowed · 14 Sept 2026 · Written representation (Part 1) · Inspectorate case 6011253 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
Themack Architects - Mr B Themuka

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 26 days faster than Bedford's median of 61 for new homes. Refused, as 66% of new homes here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
34%approved
84decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
9 Jun 2026
Consultation
9 Jun 2026
Comments by
22 May 2026
Site or press notice
8 May 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings