38 Kempston Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9DS
Proposal
Demolition of existing Public House and erection of 12 Apartments including variation of approved plans condition attached to 16/01854/MAF to allow for repositioning of the building
- Received
- 1 December 2020
- Decided
- 20 April 2021 · Grant Permission (CIL Liable)
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 7
- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Ward
- Cauldwell
- ReceivedSubmitted1 Dec
- ValidatedValidated15 Dec
- Consult.Consultation3 Feb
- TargetTarget Date21 Apr
- DecidedDecided20 Apr
Decided in 126 days (council typically 49)
This is an application to vary a condition at 38 Kempston Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9DS. Bedford has handled 912 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 140 days, 12 weeks longer than Bedford's median. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Cauldwell. We hold 880 applications in total for the MK42 postcode area.
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Additional Information
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20212 Jun
19/02013/FUL - Condition 4 - Energy Statement (Discharge of condition)
ApprovedDischarge of conditions21/01556/AOC - 202019 Oct
16/01854/MAF - Non-Material Minor Amendment to revise the siting of the building.
RefusedNon-material amendment20/02417/NMA - 202019 Oct
16/01854/MAF - Condition 7 - Cycle Parking (Discharge of condition)
ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/02423/AOC - 202011 Sep
19/02013/FUL Condition 5 - Access Construction (discharge of conditions)
ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/02057/AOC
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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.
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