Bedford planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Bedford Borough Council, updated daily. Bedford Borough Council received 396 planning applications in the last 90 days, 14 of them major schemes. 85% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 56 days.
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Recent applications in Bedford
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Oasis Beach Pool Cardington Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0BZ
Leisure complex replacing existing pool, Bedford. Demolishes existing building and erects health, fitness and racquets club with indoor/outdoor pools, courts, gym, spa and parking at full application stage. Structural frame, cladding, pool engineering and specialist court surfaces drive procurement…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Twinwoods Business Park Thurleigh Road Milton Ernest Bedfordshire MK41 6AE
6,200 sqm B8 open storage scheme with retrospective demolition, Milton Ernest. Removes two buildings and delivers open storage with access, lighting and fencing at retrospective full application stage. Groundworks, drainage, structural steelwork and perimeter fencing drive contractor procurement…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Land At Wood Lane Cotton End Bedfordshire
1-5 self-build dwellings, Cotton End, Bedford. Planning in principle for up to five custom-build homes on greenfield land, at outline stage. Self-build markets create extended procurement cycles and material choice flexibility, opening opportunities for specialist suppliers to direct dwellings.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Morrisons Car Park Ampthill Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9JP
Car park infrastructure upgrade at Morrisons, Bedford. Reconfigures EV charging, adds jet wash and valet bays, substation, plant room and lighting to an existing car park at full application stage. Electrical distribution, civil groundworks, structural canopies and external works packages open…
GroundworksM&EStructural frame
Land West Of Stoke Mill Mill Road Sharnbrook Bedfordshire
Up to 9-dwelling outline scheme, Sharnbrook. Reserves layout, scale and appearance for later approval; access only is settled now. Early-stage consent opens groundworks and drainage design ahead of reserved-matters submission.
GroundworksDrainageStructural frame
35 Orchard Lane Harrold Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7BP
Three-dwelling replacement scheme, Harrold. Demolishes one existing house and erects three new homes with access, parking and amenity at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame and roofing drive procurement, with brickwork and M&E following in sequence.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Heddings Farm The Lane Wyboston Bedford MK44 3AS
Listed office-to-dwelling conversion at Wyboston with partitioning and suspended ceilings. One office reconfigured to residential use, including internal fit-out and parking provision, subject to Listed Building Consent. Partitioning, M&E rewiring and ceiling systems are the primary packages for…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Heddings Farm The Lane Wyboston Bedford MK44 3AS
Office-to-dwelling conversion at Wyboston, Bedford. One residential unit created from an office building with internal partitioning, suspended ceiling, curtilage and parking provision at full application stage. Fit-out, rewiring, bathrooms and kitchens drive the work, with partition and ceiling…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
1 Stirling Road Shortstown Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0TX
Single dwelling converting to a 4-child residential children's home, Bedford. Adds a one and two storey rear extension and internal remodelling to accommodate care provision at full application stage. Fit-out, fire safety partitioning, accessible bathrooms and care-compliant kitchens drive material…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
7 Canberra Road Shortstown Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0UZ
Single-dwelling conversion to a children's home for up to two residents, Shortstown. Adds a rear extension and converts an existing house to C2 residential institution use at full application stage. Fit-out, fire safety compartmentation, and specialist care-facility layouts drive the specification…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
129 Midland Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1DN
Class MA prior approval converting commercial building to residential use, Bedford. Permitted-development route changing a Class E building to dwellinghouses under GPDO Schedule 2, Part 3. Internal partitioning, fit-out, rewiring and new bathrooms dominate, with three years to complete from…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Stone Pits Carlton Road Felmersham Bedfordshire
Four-caravan residential site with day rooms and stables, Felmersham. Change of use to caravan living with two new ancillary buildings at full application stage. Site infrastructure, access works and utility connections drive the build, with timber-frame construction for the day rooms and…
GroundworksStructural frameDrainage
16A Grange Lane Bromham Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 8NR
Detached house converting to a four-bed children's care home, Bromham. Changes a C3 dwelling to C2 institutional use for up to four young people, with internal alterations and parking at full application stage. Fit-out, fire compartmentation, accessible bathrooms and safe-guarding fixtures drive…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
104 Mile Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9TD
Children's home conversion to C2 use, Bedford. Varies a condition on an earlier consent to restrict occupancy to two children and four carers at a residential institution. Fit-out, fire safety upgrades and safeguarding-compliant design drive the commercial case for care-home specialists.
Fit-outM&E
Church 94 London Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0NT
Single-storey side extension for a food service counter, Bedford. Adds a service facility to an existing building at full application stage. Fit-out, M&E and food-service catering packages suit specialist installers and equipment suppliers.
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Planning appeals in Bedford Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Bedford Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Bedford Borough Council, raw rate
28.2%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.6%
national rates applied to this caseload
1.4 percentage points below expected. Bedford Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
833 appeals counted, 781 judged either way (220 allowed, 561 dismissed), 52 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 26.7% | 28.8% | 461 | 457 | 122 |
| Householder (HAS) | 37% | 35.6% | 199 | 192 | 71 |
| Enforcement Notice | 3.1% | 13.5% | 72 | 64 | 2 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 48.1% | 36.9% | 27 | 27 | 13 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 17.6% | 25% | 19 | 17 | 3 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 45.5% | 33.3% | 11 | 11 | 5 |
9 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Modifications | Too few judged | 100% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Bedford Borough Council
Bedford Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Bedford Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent18 homes
- Shared ownership8 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Bedford Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder89% (159 decided)
- other90% (39 decided)
- residential22% (18 decided)
- commercial82% (17 decided)
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