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26/00790/FUL - Full Planning Approved
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Proposal

Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump system. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Apr 2026
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Validated
7 May 2026
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Consultation
13 May 2026
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Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

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Site constraints 8

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Bedford Town Centre AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 170 m away: Bedford Bridge; Conservation area about 38 m away: Bedford; Heritage at risk about 37 m away: Bedford; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 122 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Bedford built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
MK42 9AH
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
Cauldwell
Parish
Bedford Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 9 days faster than Bedford's median of 58 for full applications. Approved, as 81% of full applications here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
591decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14884166
Planning Portal ref
PP-14884166
Neighbours
13 May 2026
Consultation
13 May 2026
Comments by
19 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
22 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
Installation of internally illuminated Bedford College lettering to top of the Tower Bloc…
23/01035/ADV
2022 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
T143 London Plane; Crown lift to a height of approximately 4.0 metres. Prune to clear pro…
22/02151/TCA
2019 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
Installation of new boundary railings to the perimeter of St Mary's Square at the junctio…
19/02330/FUL
2022
Ouse House Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
Re-render of gable end
22/01363/LBC
2022 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
Overcladding to the main tower building
22/00365/FUL
2020 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
Overcladding and alterations to the Brundtland Building
20/02276/FUL
2019 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
T1 London Plane: Reduce overhang to road by 3 to 4 metres. Prune to give 2 metre clearanc…
19/02099/TCA
2018 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
New sign/poster to rear elevation of Tower Block to replace defunct sign (non-illuminated)
18/02422/ADV
2017 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
Part retrospective application for the retention of existing external staircase and propo…
17/02632/FUL
2017 Approved
College House Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford MK42 9AH
Restorative works to College House brickwork external wall fabric
17/00340/LBC
2017 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
Installation of internally illuminated fascia lettering
17/01217/ADV
2016 Approved
Ouse House Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
Installation of non-illuminated lettering on building and wall (sign on building withdraw…
16/02926/ADV
2019 Approved
College House Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
17/00340/LBC - Condition 4 - Sample Panel (Discharge of condition).
19/00814/AOC
2019 Approved
College House Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
17/00340/LBC - Condition 5 - Sample Bricks (Restorative works to College House brickwork…
19/00815/AOC
2018 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
17/02632/FUL - Condition 3 - Materials (Part retrospective application for the retention…
18/02645/AOC
2018 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
17/01166/M73 - Condition 3 - Archaeology (13/00955/MAF - Variation of condition 2 to list…
18/00964/AOC
2017 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
13/00955/MAF - Variation of condition 2 to list amended plans showing amendments to the s…
17/01166/M73
2017 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
13/00955/MAF - Condition 11 - External Lighting (Demolition of smoking shelter and erecti…
17/01826/AOC
2017 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
13/00955/MAF - Condition 12 - Replacement Trees (Demolition of smoking shelter and erecti…
17/01504/AOC
2017 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
13/00955/MAF - Condition 6 - Energy Audit (Demolition of smoking shelter and erection of…
17/01827/AOC
2017 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
13/00955/MAF - Condition 13 - External Materials (Demolition of smoking shelter and erect…
17/01505/AOC
2017 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
13/00955/MAF - Condition 10 - Fire Escape (Demolition of smoking shelter and erection of…
17/01498/AOC
2016 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
13/00955/MAF - Condition 15 - Contamination (Demolition of smoking shelter and erection o…
16/01824/AOC
2016 Approved
Bedford College Cauldwell Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9AH
13/00955/MAF - Condition 14 - Piled Foundations (Demolition of smoking shelter and erecti…
16/01823/AOC
2016 Approved
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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
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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