1 St Andrews Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2LL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00346/COU - Change of Use Approved

Proposal

Change of Use to Supported Living Care Facility (C2) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Feb 2026
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Validated
30 Apr 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026
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Consultation
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Bedford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: Bedford
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bedford built-up area; National infrastructure project 1421 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Air quality management area 82 m away: Bedford Town Centre AQMA.
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 1

Last sold for £401,000 in May 2025. Other property, freehold.

22 May 2025£401,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
MK40 2LL
Received
20 Feb 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
De Parys
Parish
Bedford Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 151 days from validation, 78 days slower than Bedford's median of 73 for changes of use. Approved, as 66% of changes of use here are.

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

12comments received
12 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

31 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
29 Sept 2026
Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Comments by
4 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
8 May 2026
Committee
28 Sept 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.