Greys Farm Wymington Road Podington Wellingborough NN29 7HP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of agricultural barn to 2No. padel courts and associated works (Part-retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 13 Apr 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 12 Jul 2026
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
- Retrospective planning permission
- Postcode
- NN29 7HP
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Harrold
- Parish
- Podington
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Decision date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 80 days from validation, 52 days slower than Bedford's median of 28 for agricultural works. Refused, as 35% of agricultural works here are.
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-14646877
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14646877
- Neighbours
- 13 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 13 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 24 Feb 2026
- Site or press notice
- 3 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
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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