29 Whitbread Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9DY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective application for the change of use from C3(Dwellinghouse) to C4 (HMO) for 5 Persons Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 25 Jun 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 7 Jul 2026
Site constraints 2
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Important details
- Council
- Bedford
- Application type
- Retrospective planning permission
- Postcode
- MK42 9DY
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Kempston Central & East
- Parish
- Kempston
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Decision date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Legah Architecture - Mr V Legah
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, 14 days faster than Bedford's median of 65 for changes of use. Refused, as 38% 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-14903227
- Neighbours
- 25 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 2 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
13 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%).
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