Land And Barns At Little Farm St Neots Road Bolnhurst Bedfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/01477/CPNR - Change of Use Class R Prior Notification Approved

Proposal

Prior notification for change of use from an Agricultural building to a flexible use within Use Classes B8, C1 or E. This is not a planning application because it relates to development that is permitted by Government Regulation. It will not therefore be reported to the Planning Committee but considered by officers under delegated powers. Comments received will be considered but if notification of a decision is not made to the Applicant within 56 days of the date of registration of the proposal, it can proceed. If Officers confirm that the development can proceed, it must begin within a period of 3 years starting with the prior approval date. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 05:16

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Application progress

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Received

31 Jul 2026

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Consultation

4 Aug 2026

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Approved

25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Prior Notification · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

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 99 m away: Turnpike Farm moated enclosure and associated cultivation earthworks.

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 ↗

Also on the record

1 listed building within 150 m.

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.

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Important details

Council: Bedford
Application type: Change of Use Class R Prior Notification
Received: 31 Jul 2026
Validated: 31 Jul 2026
Ward: Wyboston
Parish: Bolnhurst And Keysoe
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 18 Sept 2026
Decision: Permitted Prior Notification
Decision date: 25 Sept 2026
Decision level: Prior Notification
Applicant: Show
Agent: Town Planning Services - Mr C Akrill

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 28 days slower than Bedford's median of 28 for agricultural works. Approved, as 65% of agricultural works here are.

This one56d

Council28d

UK44d

73%decided within 8 weeks

65%approved

28decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15106864
Planning Portal ref: PP-15106864
Comments by: 1 Sept 2026
Site or press notice: 4 Aug 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

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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