82 Gladstone Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 7RT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective change of use of the existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to residential care/supported living accommodation (Use Class C2), retrospective rear box dormer. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Committee · Last checked 12 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Bedford Planning Committee on 15 Jun 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the use, dormer, parking and neighbour impacts were considered acceptable, subject to conditions.
- Eleven neighbours objected over parking, noise, consultation, waste, character, antisocial behaviour and other concerns.
- The committee granted permission with an additional waste management condition.
Source: Plota analysis of Bedford's committee minutes of 15 Jun 2026.
Site constraints 4
Checked on 11 September 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 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 £263,000 in July 2022. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Bedford
- Application type
- Retrospective planning permission
- Postcode
- MK41 7RT
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Harpur
- Parish
- Bedford Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- AKDesigns - Mr A Kussan
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 140 days from validation, 62 days slower than Bedford's median of 78 for changes of use. Approved, as 66% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14651269
- Neighbours
- 19 Jun 2026
- Committee
- 15 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
21 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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 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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