Grange Academy Halsey Road Kempston Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 8AU
Proposal
Erection of new activity hall building
- Received
- 3 December 2021
- Decided
- 31 January 2022 · Grant Permission
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 5
- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Ward
- Kempston North
- ReceivedSubmitted3 Dec
- ValidatedValidated8 Dec
- Consult.Consultation13 Jan
- TargetTarget Date26 Jan
- DecidedDecided31 Jan
Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application at Grange Academy Halsey Road Kempston Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 8AU. Bedford has handled 619 applications of this type and approves 81% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 59 days, 4 days longer than Bedford's median. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across Kempston North. We hold 880 applications in total for the MK42 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20267 Sep
Certificate to confirm that Grange Academy Farm is an extension of the school's theraputic and educational…
PendingApplication26/01701/LDE - 202511 Feb
Replacement of boundary fencing and access gates (development already carried out)
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)25/00293/S73A - 202118 May
20/01885/FUL - Condition 3 - Construction Management Plan (Discharge of conditions)
ApprovedDischarge of conditions21/01416/AOC - 202118 May
20/01885/FUL - Condition 7 - Drainage (Discharge of conditions)
ApprovedDischarge of conditions21/01421/AOC - 202118 May
20/01885/FUL - Condition 6 - Planting and tree Protection (Discharge of conditions)
ApprovedDischarge of conditions21/01420/AOC - 202025 Aug
Proposed two storey stand alone building for education purposes
ApprovedFull Planning20/01885/FUL
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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