77A-79A Midland Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1BY
Refused on 30 June 2026
Council decision: Refused Prior Notification
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Proposal
Prior notification for change of use from a use in Class E (commercial, business and service) or betting office, or payday loan shop of schedule 2 of the Use Classes Order, to a mixed use for any purpose in Class E, or betting office, or payday loan shop of the Use Classes Order and as up to 2 flats. This is not a planning application because it relates to development that is permitted by Government Regulation. It will not therefore be reported to the Planning Committee but considered by officers under delegated powers. Comments received will be considered but if notification of a decision is not made to the Applicant within 56 days of the date of registration of the proposal, it can proceed
- Received
- 29 October 2025
- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Ward
- Greyfriars
- ReceivedReceived29 Oct
- ValidatedValidated29 Oct
- Consult.Consultation20 Mar
- TargetTarget Date30 Jun
- DecidedDecided30 Jun
Decided in 244 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at 77A-79A Midland Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1BY. Bedford has handled 390 applications of this type. This one was decided in 244 days, 28 weeks longer than Bedford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Greyfriars. We hold 392 applications in total for the MK40 postcode area.
71% of amendment 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 1BY
- Application type
- Change of Use Class G Prior Notification
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Bedford Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 20 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 27 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 20 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 30 June 2026
- Application expires
- 24 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 72 Bury New Road Prestwich M25 0JU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 146 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 18 November 2025
- Site notice end
- 16 December 2025
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Brownfield land register: Greyfriars, BedfordRegister site at or near this address · +7 more
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 (21)
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 and heritage coasts.
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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© 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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