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26/00210/NMA - Non Material Amendment Determined Approved

Proposal

- Non-Material Amendment application to relocate the position of the 'chicken gates' and retention of existing overhead powerline within the solar deployment area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Feb 2026
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Approved
26 Feb 2026

Approved on 26 Feb 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

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Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 50 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Clapham (Bedford) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Non Material Amendment Determined
Postcode
MK41 6ER
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Ward
Clapham & Oakley
Parish
Clapham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Mar 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
26 Feb 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Sirius Planning - Mr D Baker

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14677550
Planning Portal ref
PP-14677550
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