Oak Cottage 6 Church Road Wootton Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9EU Data via plota.co.uk

26/01388/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Demolition of rear conservatory, erection of a single storey rear extension, replacement of French doors and windows, removal of shower room window and insertion of a roof window on the rear slope. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2026
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Consultation
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 2-8, Church Road
List entry 1277540 · 15 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 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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Also on the record
Conservation area 77 m away: Wootton; Inside the Wootton (Bedford) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1719 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; 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, 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 3

Last sold for £312,000 in April 2004. Terraced house, freehold.

7 April 2004£312,000
8 April 1999£185,000
20 September 1995£97,500

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 9EU
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Wootton & Kempston Rural
Parish
Wootton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Consent
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alistair McIntyre RIBA - Mr A McIntyre

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 7 days faster than Bedford's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 82% of demolitions here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
85decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15089805
Planning Portal ref
PP-15089805
Neighbours
22 Jul 2026
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
21 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

15 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Demolition of rear conservatory, construction of a single storey rear extension, replacem…
25/02099/LBC
2025 Approved
Demolition of rear conservatory, construction of a single storey rear extension, replacem…
25/02098/FUL
2025
Demolition of rear conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension, replacement…
25/00623/LBC
2025
Demolition of rear conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension, replacement…
25/00622/FUL
2023 Refused
Demolition of rear conservatory, erection of a single storey rear extension, replacement…
23/01575/LBC
2023
Demolition of rear conservatory, erection of a single storey rear extension, replacement…
23/01574/FUL
2016 Approved
Erection of front boundary wall
16/01079/FUL
2016 Refused
Erection of front boundary wall
16/00226/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
15 Church Road Wootton Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9EU
T1 - Council Yew tree overhanging garden - Prune the overhanging limbs back to boundary l…
25/01087/TCA
2023
Changing Rooms Village Hall Church Road Wootton Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9EU
Change of use of part of changing rooms and associated store rooms to Sui Generis for kit…
23/00679/FUL
2021 Approved
9 Russell Way Wootton Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9EX
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory
21/02736/FUL
2021 Approved
15 Church Road Wootton Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9EU
Single storey front extension
21/00468/FUL
2018 Approved
7 Church Road Wootton Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9EU
17/02458/LBC - Condition 3 - Sample Panel of Re-pointing (Single storey rear extension, r…
18/00811/AOC
2017 Approved
7 Church Road Wootton Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9EU
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
17/02933/FUL
2017 Approved
7 Church Road Wootton Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9EU
Single storey rear extension, re-pointing to front, replacement window to study, replacem…
17/02458/LBC
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