Land To The Rear Of 72 To 74 High Street Bedford Bedfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00838/FUL - Full Planning Withdrawn

Proposal

Erection of a two-storey apartment building containing 4 one-bedroom flats. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 May 2026
✓
Consultation
8 May 2026
−
Withdrawn
23 Sept 2026

Withdrawn on 23 Sept 2026 · Withdrawn · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 173 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Clapham (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, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Full Planning
Postcode
MK41 6DN
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Castle & Newnham
Parish
Bedford Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Withdrawn
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Withdrawn
Applicant
Show
Agent
Architect Bedford - Mr V Lal

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

18 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14867336
Planning Portal ref
PP-14867336
Neighbours
8 May 2026
Consultation
8 May 2026
Comments by
19 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
22 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