24 High Street Harrold Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7DQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01083/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Replacement roof covering on the western wing of the dwelling (already carried out) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Validated
10 Jun 2026
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Consultation
16 Jun 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Officers (Delegated) · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Greystones
List entry 1114271 · 3 m away · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 5 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 ↗
Harrold 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 151 m away: Harrold Odell Country Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Harrold 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

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Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
MK43 7DQ
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Harrold
Parish
Harrold
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Consent
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Decision level
Officers (Delegated)
Applicant
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Agent
Robinson & Hall

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
508decided 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.

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14994020
Planning Portal ref
PP-14994020
Neighbours
16 Jun 2026
Consultation
16 Jun 2026
Comments by
28 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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