Thurleigh Primary School High Street Thurleigh Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 2DB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01468/DC3 - District Council Reg 3 Awaiting decision
Schools, care & communitySolar & renewablesUtility infrastructure

Proposal

Installation/ replacement of existing heating system top main school to replace old oil-fired system, with new electrically powered inverter heat pumps and air source heat pumps Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Validated
3 Aug 2026
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Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Bedford's recent utility and infrastructure works.

A re-consultation started on 2 Oct 2026. The council has not yet published the new comment deadline.

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Documents

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Site constraints 6

Thurleigh 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Scheduled monument 53 m away: Bury Hill Camp: a motte and bailey castle with three fishponds
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Thurleigh War Memorial, Grade II, 36 m away · 2 Grade II*, 7 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 53 m away: Bury Hill Camp: a motte and bailey castle with three fishponds; Priority habitat 42 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

Building

Floor area119 m² (1,281 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 31)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Education
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2017, 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
District Council Reg 3
Postcode
MK44 2DB
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Riseley
Parish
Thurleigh
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 67, past the statutory target. 91% of utility and infrastructure works in Bedford are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 6711 days past the 56-day target
50%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
55decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15119477
Planning Portal ref
PP-15119477
Neighbours
2 Oct 2026
Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Committee
12 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.