4 Lancaster Road Shortstown Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0UA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Two storey side and single storey rear extension, permeable paving, PV panels and air source heat pump. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 16 Mar 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 11 Jul 2026
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £141,500 in October 2007. Semi-detached 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
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- MK42 0UA
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Shortstown
- Parish
- Shortstown
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Decision date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 11 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6010996 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- KPR Architects - Mr P Rzonska
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Refused, as 16% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14631006
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14631006
- Neighbours
- 16 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 16 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 17 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
2 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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