Sikh Temple 84 Ford End Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4JX
Proposal
Conversion of library and meeting rooms of community centre to ancillary staff living accommodation for priests including associated internal and external alterations.
- Received
- 21 November 2019
- Decided
- 27 January 2020 · Grant Permission (CIL Liable)
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Ward
- Queens Park
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- ReceivedSubmitted21 Nov
- ValidatedValidated29 Nov
- Consult.Consultation31 Dec
- TargetTarget Date29 Jan
- DecidedDecided27 Jan
Decided in 59 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application at Sikh Temple 84 Ford End Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4JX. Bedford has handled 619 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 67 days, 12 days longer than Bedford's median. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Queens Park. We hold 373 applications in total for the MK40 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20223 May
Single storey side extension to create storage area (development already carried out)
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)22/01031/S73A - 202030 Nov
Extension to Gurdwara car park including additional car parking spaces, 2 coach parking spaces and retaining…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)20/02823/S73A
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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.
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