Swallow Cottage 7 Willington Road Cople Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3TH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Single storey rear flat roof extension Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 22 Sept 2026
Site constraints 3
Show the other 6 with distances
- 46 mBier House at No 1Grade II
- 47 m6 and 8, Willington RoadGrade II
- 61 mKennel's CottageGrade II
- 101 mParish Church of All SaintsGrade I
- 133 mThe Five Bells Public HouseGrade II
- 147 m5, Northill RoadGrade II
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 2
Last sold for £320,000 in January 2021. Semi-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 August 2020, 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
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- MK44 3TH
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Shortstown
- Parish
- Cople
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 22 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Officers (Delegated)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Gostwick Architecture - Mr T Cropley
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. 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 →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15110054
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15110054
- Neighbours
- 31 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 31 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 28 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 7 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 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.
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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