Richmond House High Street Turvey Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 8DB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01156/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Single storey rear extension, rear roof extension, internal alterations, and alterations to fenestration and boundary treatments Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Jun 2026
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Validated
22 Jun 2026
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Consultation
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 15 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Richmond House
List entry 1249127 · 0 m away · 20 more listed buildings within 150 m (20 Grade II)
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 ↗
Turvey 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Turvey built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 scheduled monument at the site

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 1

Last sold for £1,230,000 in October 2024. Detached house, freehold.

18 October 2024£1,230,000

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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
MK43 8DB
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
Bromham
Parish
Turvey
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Grant Consent
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
Show
Agent
MDP Architects - Mr S Day

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
511decided 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.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14976596
Planning Portal ref
PP-14976596
Neighbours
24 Jun 2026
Consultation
24 Jun 2026
Comments by
28 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jun 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:
Other 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

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