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121 Ford End Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4PR

21/02202/FULFull PlanningPermitted
Full

Proposal

Single storey side and rear extension, new front wall and storage shed.

Received
9 August 2021
Decided
7 October 2021 · Grant Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Queens Park
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received9 Aug
  2. Validated9 Aug
  3. Consult.7 Sep
  4. Target27 Sep
  5. Decided7 Oct

Decided in 59 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Bedford76% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 121 Ford End Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4PR. Bedford has handled 619 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 59 days, 4 days longer than Bedford's median. There are no previous applications recorded 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
21/02202/FUL
Address
121 Ford End Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4PR
Postcode
MK40 4PR
Local Authority
Bedford
Application Type
Full Planning
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided - Permitted
Ward
Queens Park
Parish
Bedford Town

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
153 Marlborough Road Bedford MK40 4LE

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
9 August 2021
Consultation Expiry
7 September 2021
Target Decision Date
27 September 2021
Date Decided
7 October 2021
Date Validated
9 August 2021
Date Submitted
9 August 2021
Consultation End
7 September 2021
Neighbour Consultation Start
10 August 2021
Neighbour Consultation End
7 September 2021
Permission Expires
7 October 2024

Planning Decision

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

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10104940
Comments
0
Documents
18
Constraints
2
Coordinates
52.131530, -0.485781
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3292071
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 26 April 2022Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Source: Bedford

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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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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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

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