Unit 5 124 Ampthill Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9PP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Single storey shop front extension (development already carried out). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 9 Sept 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 9 Sept 2026
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Bedford
- Application type
- Retrospective planning permission
- Postcode
- MK42 9PP
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Cauldwell
- Parish
- Bedford Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Decision date
- 9 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Richard Batchelor Architecture
How this decision compares
Decided in 75 days from validation, 21 days slower than Bedford's median of 54 for extensions. 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 →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 29 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 29 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 27 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
18 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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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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