Cauldwell School Edward Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9DR
Proposal
Prior notification for the installation, alteration or replacement on non-domestic properties of (a) micro-generation solar thermal equipment; (b) micro-generation solar PV equipment; or (c) other solar PV equipment on the roof.
- Received
- 28 April 2025
- Decided
- 13 June 2025 · Details not required (Prior Approval)
- Decision level
- Prior Notification
- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Ward
- Cauldwell
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- ReceivedSubmitted28 Apr
- ValidatedValidated28 Apr
- Consult.Consultation30 May
- TargetTarget Date16 Jun
- DecidedDecided13 Jun
Decided in 46 days (council typically 49)
This is an outline application for a solar installation at Cauldwell School Edward Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9DR. Bedford has handled 411 applications of this type and approves 77% of them, typically deciding them in 49 days. This one was decided in 46 days, 3 days quicker than Bedford's median. There are no previous applications recorded 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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