5 Millet Road Wixams Bedford Bedfordshire MK45 3TB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use to C2 childrens home for up to two children aged 10-17 years, with a maximum of three direct-care staff working in shifts and management, administrative and professional personnel also attending in their respective capacities which will only count as direct-care staff where undertaking direct care or shift cover. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 4 Nov 2026, from Bedford's recent changes of use.
Site constraints 2
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £435,000 in August 2025. 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 May 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 58 of the 56-day target. Bedford usually decides changes of use by day 73.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →
Public comments
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15151258
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15151258
- Neighbours
- 18 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 18 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 18 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 28 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
1 previous application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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The consultation period closed on 18 Sept 2026.