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Bedford Area - Planning Applications & Appeal Hearings
What is planned?
BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
PLANNING ADVERT
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE ORDER 2010
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS ACT) 1990
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017 (AS AMENDED)
View and Comment by 1st October 2026 online at www.bedford.gov.uk/searchplans or comment by email to planning@bedford.gov.uk. For all details about commenting and the planning process go to www.bedford.gov.uk/planningcomments. Any representations received will be made available online.
PROPOSALS AFFECTING THE SETTING OF A CONSERVATION AREA AND PROPOSALS AFFECTING THE SETTING OF A LISTED BUILDING
26/01540/FUL 11 Harpur Centre Bedford. Installation of 2no. louvred doors and access ramp on Horne Lane, together with infilling of the existing cavity wall with matching brickwork.
PROPOSALS AFFECTING BUILDINGS LISTED AS BEING OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST
26/01623/LBC The Leys High Street Pavenham. Installation of chimney pot together with the installation of wood-burning stove and chimney liner.
26/01614/LBC The Old Vicarage 9 Church Walk Harrold. Formation of a small internal archway within the existing wall, separating the kitchen and adjoining dining room.
PROPOSALS AFFECTING THE CHARACTER OF THE CONSERVATION AREA IN WHICH THE SITES ARE LOCATED
26/01681/FUL 33-35 St Peters Street Bedford. Formation of a patient set-down and pick-up facility, ancillary to the existing dental use (Use Class E), within the rear curtilage; comprising partial demolition of the rear boundary wall to form a new vehicular access from the rear service lane, one accessible (disabled) transfer bay and one set-down space with associated hardstanding and drainage, boundary treatment, cycle and refuse storage, and an electric vehicle charging point.
PROPOSALS AFFECTING THE SETTING OF A LISTED BUILDING
26/01654/S73 Land Rear of 6-8 Willington Road Cople. Erection of detached dwelling, including variation of condition 14 attached to 25/00223/FUL, to allow for the 30% tree canopy cover requirement to be satisfied by an off-site financial contribution.
10 September 2026
C Austin, Deputy CEX & Executive Director of Environment. Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9 AP
BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
Notification of 2 Hearings on the 28.10.2026
| PROPOSAL: | Application for a rural workers temporary essential dwelling and to change the use of our woodland to mixed-use forestry and residential, erection of workshop/log store, access track to support sustainable forestry operations such as silviculture & charcoal production. (Development already commenced) |
| Planning Ref: APPEAL REF |
24/02460/S73A 26/00057/REF |
| LOCATION: | Land between Northampton Road Bromham and Turvey Road Stagsden Bedfordshire |
A Hearing will be held in Committee Room 2 Borough Hall Cauldwell Street MK42 9AP starting on 28.10.2026 at 10:00am. The Inspectorate Reference is 6010841
| PROPOSAL: | Application for the use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes, and dayroom and hardstanding ancillary to that use. |
| Planning Ref: APPEAL REF |
25/01596/FUL 26/00048/REF |
| LOCATION: | Land East of Chestnut Cottage Accessed from Bushmead Road Staploe |
A Hearing will be held in Council Chamber, Borough Hall Cauldwell Street MK42 9AP starting on 28.10.2026 at 10:00am. The Inspectorate Reference is 6011389
Attendance information and VIEWING THE APPEAL
Any interested parties may attend and, at the Inspector’s discretion, give their views. You will need to inform the Inspector on the day of the hearing/Inquiry that you wish to speak. Please contact planningappeals@bedford. gov.uk as soon as possible if you wish to register as a participant.
Before deciding whether to take an active part, you need to think carefully about the points you wish to make. All written submissions from application and appeal stage will be taken into account by the Inspector and re-stating the same points won’t add any additional weight to them. When sending a request to register as a participant, please make it clear whether you wish only to appear and make a statement, or whether you would also wish to ask questions on particular topics. If you would like to take an active part but feel unable to for any reason, and/or the points you want to make are not covered in the evidence of others, consider whether someone else could raise them on your behalf.
For information about accessibility and the appeals process please refer to the page www.bedford.gov.uk/planningappeals and in person meetings.
View planning and appeal documents at www.bedford.gov.uk/searchplans and the link VIEW AND COMMENT ON PLANNING APPLICATIONS, please click on ‘Appeals’ once in the database before you enter the Bedford Borough Council APPEAL REF detailed above, in the appeal reference field. Refer to the how to guides for assistance.
For our approach to personal data, comments and the planning applications process go to www.bedford.gov.uk/planningcomments
Planning Services
Dated: 3 September 2026
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