148 High Street Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6BP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00260/FUL - Full Planning Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Single storey front and rear extensions,loft conversion with front and rear dormers and detached car port. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Feb 2026
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Consultation
12 Feb 2026
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Approved
10 Apr 2026

Approved on 10 Apr 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 299 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Clapham (Bedford) built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Full Planning
Postcode
MK41 6BP
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Ward
Clapham & Oakley
Parish
Clapham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
10 Apr 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
Show
Agent
J And J Architectural And Construction Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, 6 days slower than Bedford's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
511decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
12 Feb 2026
Consultation
12 Feb 2026
Comments by
12 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

12 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023
142 High Street Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6BP
Single Storey rear infill extension
23/02721/FUL
2023 Approved
Land Fronting Clapham Scout Group Community Centre High Street Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6BP
Under The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) (Amendment) Regula…
23/01536/TELLN
2021 Refused
158 High Street Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6BP
Extension of dropped kerb
21/03348/FUL
2021 Approved
93 - 95 High Street Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6AQ
Change of use to form new car wash and valeting centre including the erection of new cano…
21/01434/S73
2020 Refused
158 High Street Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6BP
Extension of dropped kerb
20/02992/FUL
2020 Approved
93 - 95 High Street Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6AQ
Change of use to form new car wash and valeting centre including the erection of new cano…
20/01843/FUL
2019 Approved
124 High Street Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6BP
Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Lof…
19/00818/LDP
2019 Approved
128 High Street Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6BP
Two storey rear and single storey rear/side extension.
19/00383/FUL
2018 Approved
124 High Street Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6BP
Single storey and first floor rear extension
18/02314/FUL
2017 Approved
79 High Street Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6AQ
Partial demolition of existing single storey rear extension and erection of new single st…
17/01105/FUL
2017 Refused
79 High Street Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6AQ
Prior notification for single storey rear extension(s) between 3 and 6 metres depth. This…
17/00397/HPN
2016 Approved
85 High Street Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6AQ
Prior notification for single storey rear extension(s) between 3 and 6 metres depth. This…
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Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings