18 Chaucer Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2AJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Single storey, flat-roof side and rear extension, including a glazed roof section and rooflight, and aluminium framed doors. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 10 Jul 2026
Site constraints 5
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.
Sales history 4
Last sold for £540,000 in March 2017. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2010, 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 44 days from validation, 12 days faster than Bedford's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 82% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14912810
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14912810
- Neighbours
- 29 May 2026
- Consultation
- 29 May 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 4 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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