173 Bedford Road Wilstead Bedford Bedfordshire MK45 3HU

13/02051/OUTOutlineApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 25 November 2013

Council decision: Permit subject to a Planning ObligationPlanning committee

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Outline application for the demolition of existing dwelling and erection of up to seven dwellings including ancillary works. All matters reserved except access.

Received: 3 October 2013
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 6
Council: Bedford Borough Council
Ward: Wilshamstead

ReceivedReceived3 Oct
ValidatedValidated3 Oct
Consult.Consultation11 Nov
TargetTarget Date28 Nov
DecidedDecided25 Nov

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at 173 Bedford Road Wilstead Bedford Bedfordshire MK45 3HU. Bedford has handled 411 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Bedford's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 1,680 applications in total for the MK45 postcode area.

68% of outline applications at Bedford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: MK45 3HU
Application type: Outline
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Wilshamstead

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 October 2013
Consultation expiry: 11 November 2013
Consultation start: 14 October 2013
Consultation end: 11 November 2013
Neighbour consultation start: 14 October 2013
Neighbour consultation end: 11 November 2013
Target decision date: 28 November 2013
Committee meeting: 25 November 2013
Decision issued: 27 November 2013
Permission expires: 27 November 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 17 Goldington Road Bedford MK40 3NH

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 13
Constraints: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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