5 Lyon Close Kempston Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 7SB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use to Car Storage and Car Sales (Sui-Generis). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 9 Sept 2026
Site constraints 1
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
- Change of Use
- Postcode
- MK42 7SB
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Kempston South
- Parish
- Kempston
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 9 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Richard Batchelor Architecture
How this decision compares
Decided in 65 days from validation, about the council's usual 65 days. Approved, as 62% 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.
6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 14 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 14 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
16 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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