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141 Marlborough Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4LE

23/01960/HPNHouseholder Prior NotificationApproved
Householder

Approved on 6 October 2023

Council decision: Details not required (Prior Approval)Prior Notification

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior notification for single storey rear extension(s) between 3 and 6 metres depth.

Received
6 September 2023
Decision level
Prior Notification
Ward
Queens Park
  1. Received6 Sep
  2. Validated6 Sep
  3. Consult.4 Oct
  4. Target11 Oct
  5. Decided6 Oct

Decided in 30 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a single storey rear extension at 141 Marlborough Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4LE. Bedford has handled 411 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 3 weeks quicker than Bedford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Queens Park. We hold 392 applications in total for the MK40 postcode area.

68% of outline 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 4LE
Application type
Householder Prior Notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bedford Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 September 2023
Consultation expiry
4 October 2023
Consultation end
4 October 2023
Neighbour consultation start
6 September 2023
Neighbour consultation end
4 October 2023
Target decision date
11 October 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
156 Honeyhill Road Bedford MK40 4PD

Planning decision

Statutory period
35 days

Additional information

Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

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