Clapham Parish Church Green Lane Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6ER Data via plota.co.uk

26/02097/FUL - Full Planning Awaiting decision

Proposal

Proposed demolition of existing church hall and construction of replacement church hall with revised parking area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

2 Nov 2026

Decision

Expected by 21 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 4 Jan 2027 and 4 Feb 2027, from Bedford's recent community buildings.

Comments are open until 3 Dec 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 5

Grade I listed: Church of St Thomas of Canterbury

List entry 1114251 · 2 m away

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.

Historic England ↗

Public footpath 25 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 218 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Clapham (Bedford) built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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: Full Planning
Postcode: MK41 6ER
Received: 2 Nov 2026
Validated: 2 Nov 2026
Ward: Clapham & Oakley
Parish: Clapham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 21 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Town Planning Services - Mr C Akrill

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Bedford usually decides community buildings by day 77.

prediction

Day 1067 days to the predicted decision (day 77)

32%decided within 8 weeks

80%approved

15%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15321372
Planning Portal ref: PP-15321372
Comments by: 3 Dec 2026
Site or press notice: 9 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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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

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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