1 - 5 Midland Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1PL
Refused on 16 June 2023
Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of 7 halo illuminated fascia signs; 1 non-illuminated sign; 11 non-illuminated window vinyl signs and 1 illuminated projecting sign.
- Received
- 26 April 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Ward
- Greyfriars
- ReceivedReceived26 Apr
- ValidatedValidated26 Apr
- Consult.Consultation2 Jun
- TargetTarget Date14 Jun
- DecidedDecided16 Jun
Decided in 51 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at 1 - 5 Midland Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1PL. Bedford has handled 56 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Greyfriars. We hold 392 applications in total for the MK40 postcode area.
100% of advertising applications at Bedford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- MK40 1PL
- Application type
- Advertisement
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bedford Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 April 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 2 June 2023
- Consultation start
- 26 April 2023
- Consultation end
- 2 June 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 28 April 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 26 May 2023
- Target decision date
- 14 June 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 12 The Glenmore Centre Jessop Court Waterwells Business Park Gloucester GL2 2AP
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 49 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 2 May 2023
- Advertisement expiry
- 25 May 2023
- Site notice start
- 12 May 2023
- Site notice end
- 2 June 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12116257
- Documents
- 15
- Constraints
- 1
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Next to the site
- Brownfield land register: 9 Church Arcade and 2 Dane Street, BedfordRegister site at or near this address
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Also checked, none recorded (21)
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Bedford
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