Land Fronting No 57 Bell Lane Cotton End Bedfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/01434/TELLN - Telecommunication licence notification Decided

Proposal

Permitted development under Class A of Part 16 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended, Erection of 9m light wooden pole (This is a notification only to the Local Authority who have no determining powers) 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

23 Jul 2026

✓

Response Sent

5 Aug 2026

Response Sent on 5 Aug 2026 · Prior Notification · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: The Bell Public House

List entry 1114167 · 24 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 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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99 m8 and 10, Bell LaneGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Cotton End 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: Telecommunication licence notification
Received: 23 Jul 2026
Validated: 23 Jul 2026
Ward: Shortstown
Parish: Cotton End
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 13 Aug 2026
Decision: Response Sent
Decision date: 5 Aug 2026
Decision level: Prior Notification
Applicant: Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment: No

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