Ophthalmology Rye Close Bedford Hospital South Wing Kempston Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9DJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a linked extension to provide a new operating theatre with associated staff and patient facilities, plant infrastructure, and associated works, including variation of approved plans condition 1, and removal of conditions 4 and 3 and attached to and 26/01060/NMA, to reflect a new design and internal layout to create additional operating theatre facilities. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 20 Aug 2026
Associated applications 3
Part of
Conditions 1, 3, 4 varied
- VariationErection of a linked extension to provide a new operating theatre with associated staff…This application26/00976/S73
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Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
- Variation of Condition
- Postcode
- MK42 9DJ
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 27 May 2026
- Ward
- Cauldwell
- Parish
- Bedford Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 19 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Situ8 Planning Consultancy - A Warwick
How this decision compares
Decided in 84 days from validation, 4 days slower than Bedford's median of 80 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 80% of commercial and major works here are.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
18 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14879267
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14879267
- Neighbours
- 25 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 25 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 24 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 26 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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Council archive
Ophthalmology Rye Close Bedford Hospital South Wing Kempston Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9DJ
Erection of a two-storey linked extension to provide a new operating theatre with associated staff and patient facilities, plant infrastructure, and associated works
- Received
- 26 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 22 May 2023
- Outcome
- Approved