Diamond House 43 Odell Road Sharnbrook Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1JL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00241/FUL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Installation of Soil Pipe to Front Elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Feb 2026
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Committee
27 Apr 2026
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Approved
27 Apr 2026
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Consultation
1 May 2026

Approved on 27 Apr 2026 · Committee · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Bedford Planning Committee on 27 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the pipe would not harm the dwelling, conservation area or neighbouring amenity.
  • The parish council objected to the black UPVC material, while the Conservation Officer had no objection and neighbours made no representations.
  • The committee granted permission in accordance with the planning recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer assessment, consultation responses and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Bedford's committee minutes of 27 Apr 2026.

Site constraints 3

Sharnbrook conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Sharnbrook 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 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
Full Planning
Postcode
MK44 1JL
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Ward
Sharnbrook
Parish
Sharnbrook
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 May 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
27 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Town Planning Services - Mr C Green

How this decision compares

Decided in 77 days from validation, 23 days slower than Bedford's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
498decided 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

Alt. reference
PP-14684091
Neighbours
1 May 2026
Site or press notice
19 Feb 2026
Committee
27 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
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