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Gainsborough Church Road Colmworth Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 2JX

19/01621/CPNQChange of Use Class Q Prior NotificationRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 12 September 2019

Council decision: Refused Prior NotificationDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Prior notification for change of use from an Agricultural building to a dwellinghouse(s) (Use Class C3) including associated building operations reasonably necessary to convert the building. This is not a planning application because it relates to development that is permitted by Government Regulation. It will not therefore be reported to the Planning Committee but considered by officers under delegated powers. Comments received will be considered but if notification of a decision is not made to the Applicant within 56 days of the date of registration of the proposal, it can proceed. If Officers confirm that the development can proceed, it must be completed within a period of 3 years starting with the prior approval date.

Received
24 July 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
Wyboston
  1. Received24 Jul
  2. Validated24 Jul
  3. Consult.3 Sep
  4. Target11 Sep
  5. Decided12 Sep

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Gainsborough Church Road Colmworth Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 2JX. Bedford has handled 390 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across Wyboston. We hold 682 applications in total for the MK44 postcode area.

71% of amendment 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
MK44 2JX
Application type
Change of Use Class Q Prior Notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Colmworth

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 July 2019
Consultation expiry
3 September 2019
Consultation start
29 July 2019
Consultation end
3 September 2019
Target decision date
11 September 2019

Planning decision

Statutory period
49 days

Publicity

Site notice start
6 August 2019
Site notice end
3 September 2019

Additional information

Constraints
1

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Bedford

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