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5 Shearley Close Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4HH

25/02093/S73ARetrospective planning permissionPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

One and two storey front, side and rear extension (Development already commenced)

Received
20 October 2025
Decided
15 December 2025 · Grant Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Queens Park
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received20 Oct
  2. Validated20 Oct
  3. Consult.24 Nov
  4. Target8 Dec
  5. Decided15 Dec

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Bedford72% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at 5 Shearley Close Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4HH. Bedford has handled 390 applications of this type and approves 68% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application 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
25/02093/S73A
Address
5 Shearley Close Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4HH
Postcode
MK40 4HH
Local Authority
Bedford
Application Type
Retrospective planning permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided - Permitted
Ward
Queens Park
Parish
Bedford Town

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
29 Newstead Way Bedford MK41 8RH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
20 October 2025
Consultation Expiry
24 November 2025
Target Decision Date
8 December 2025
Date Decided
15 December 2025
Date Validated
20 October 2025
Date Submitted
20 October 2025
Consultation End
24 November 2025
Neighbour Consultation Start
27 October 2025
Neighbour Consultation End
24 November 2025
Permission Expires
15 December 2028

Planning Decision

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

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
10
Coordinates
52.133150, -0.488350
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Bedford

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

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.

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

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.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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