58 Bedford Road Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3JF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01096/FUL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Conversion of existing swimming pool outbuilding to form ancillary annex to provide dependant relative accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jun 2026
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Validated
16 Jun 2026
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Consultation
18 Jun 2026
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Approved
20 Aug 2026

Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1415 m away: A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Road Improvement scheme; Inside the Great Barford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 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 £600,000 in November 2014. Detached house, freehold.

21 November 2014£600,000
6 October 2004£287,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area242 m² (2,605 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (99 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Boiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2026, 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 3JF
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Great Barford
Parish
Great Barford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Grant Permission (CIL Liable)
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
Show
Agent
MK40 Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 11 days slower than Bedford's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
508decided in the last year

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 21 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14997966
Planning Portal ref
PP-14997966
Neighbours
18 Jun 2026
Consultation
18 Jun 2026
Comments by
18 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
28 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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.