Land North Of High View The Baulk Clapham Bedfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

25/02534/FUL - Full Planning Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of Use and conversion of 11 buildings to Storage (B8) and 1 building to caretakers office/heritage centre, and provision of parking and turning areas. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
22 Dec 2025
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Validated
19 Jan 2026
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Consultation
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 263.

A re-consultation started on 14 Sept 2026. The council has not yet published the new comment deadline.

Site constraints 4

Public footpath 6 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 4 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Full Planning
Postcode
MK41 6HE
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Clapham & Oakley
Parish
Clapham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Aragon Land And Planning UK Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 263, past the statutory target. 66% of changes of use in Bedford are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 263207 days past the 56-day target
39%decided within 8 weeks
66%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →

Public comments

4comments received
4 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14584123
Planning Portal ref
PP-14584123
Neighbours
14 Sept 2026
Consultation
14 Sept 2026
Comments by
25 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
4 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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