23 Bedford Road Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6EJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Single storey front extension to form larger enclosed entrance porch. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Feb 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 12 Jul 2026
Site constraints 4
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £750,000 in November 2019. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Bedford
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- MK41 6EJ
- Received
- 2 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Clapham & Oakley
- Parish
- Clapham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- MK40 Architects Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 43 days from validation, 11 days faster than Bedford's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 85% 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-14596159
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14596159
- Neighbours
- 12 Jan 2026
- Consultation
- 12 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Feb 2026
- Site or press notice
- 13 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
15 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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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