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Sikh Temple 84 Ford End Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4JX

20/02823/S73ARetrospective planning permissionPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Extension to Gurdwara car park including additional car parking spaces, 2 coach parking spaces and retaining wall and fence to rear boundary (development already carried out).

Received
30 November 2020
Decided
16 June 2021 · Grant Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Queens Park
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received30 Nov
  2. Validated3 Dec
  3. Consult.9 Jun
  4. Target16 Jun
  5. Decided16 Jun

Decided in 195 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Bedford72% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at Sikh Temple 84 Ford End Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4JX. Bedford has handled 390 applications of this type and approves 68% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 198 days, 20 weeks 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.

Application Details

Reference
20/02823/S73A
Address
Sikh Temple 84 Ford End Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4JX
Postcode
MK40 4JX
Local Authority
Bedford
Application Type
Retrospective planning permission
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided - Permitted
Ward
Queens Park
Parish
Bedford Town

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
30 Rosamond Road Bedford MK40 3SS

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
30 November 2020
Consultation Expiry
9 June 2021
Target Decision Date
16 June 2021
Date Decided
16 June 2021
Date Validated
3 December 2020
Date Submitted
30 November 2020
Consultation Start
26 May 2021
Consultation End
9 June 2021
Neighbour Consultation Start
7 December 2020
Neighbour Consultation End
4 January 2021
Application Expires
16 June 2021
Permission Expires
16 June 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Permission
Decided By
Officers (Delegated)
Statutory Period
195 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
22 December 2020
Site Notice End
19 January 2021

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09288658
Comments
4
Documents
30
Constraints
1
Coordinates
52.130787, -0.485917
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Bedford

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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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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