Land West Of Pavenham Road Felmersham Bedfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00191/M73A - Major Retrospective planning permission Approved

Proposal

Retrospective Change of Use from Agriculture to Outdoor Learning and erection of ancillary facilities (Use Class F1(a)) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
2 Feb 2026
✓
Validated
25 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
2 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Felmersham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Bedford - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Major Retrospective planning permission
Postcode
MK43 7EX
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Parish
Felmersham And Radwell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Robinson & Hall

How this decision compares

Decided in 127 days from validation, 99 days slower than Bedford's median of 28 for agricultural works. Approved, as 65% of agricultural works here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
28decided in the last year

Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14647468
Planning Portal ref
PP-14647468
Neighbours
2 Jul 2026
Consultation
2 Jul 2026
Comments by
19 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
21 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bedford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #259 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #239 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #201 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #233 of 296
52%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
69%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
67%
Change of use approved
57 decided
993
Total decisions
203 refused in the year to March 2026