18 Greyfriars Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1HP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use to a hot food takeaway (sui generis), including the installation of a low-level (ESP) ducting system to serve the premises. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 23 Oct 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 24 Oct 2026
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Bedford
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- MK40 1HP
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Greyfriars
- Parish
- Bedford Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Decision date
- 23 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Advance Architecture
How this decision compares
Decided in 88 days from validation, 18 days slower than Bedford's median of 70 for changes of use. Refused, as 35% 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 →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15092469
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15092469
- Neighbours
- 30 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 30 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 31 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 3 Aug 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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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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