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1 Grove Place Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 3JJ

25/02307/CPNMAChange Use Class MA Prior NotificationRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 16 February 2026

Council decision: Refused Prior NotificationDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior notification for development consisting of a change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from a use falling within Class E (commercial, business and service) of Schedule 2 to the Use Classes Order to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of Schedule 1 to that Order pursuant to Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of GPDO. 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. If Officers confirm that the Development can proceed, it must be completed within a period of 3 years starting with the prior approval date.

Received
17 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
7
Ward
Castle & Newnham
  1. Received17 Nov
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.4 Feb
  4. Target10 Feb
  5. Decided16 Feb

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 1 Grove Place Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 3JJ. Bedford has handled 411 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 6 weeks longer than Bedford's typical decision time. The site is in the Bedford conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Castle & Newnham. 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 3JJ
Application type
Change Use Class MA Prior Notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bedford Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 December 2025
Consultation expiry
4 February 2026
Consultation start
24 December 2025
Consultation end
4 February 2026
Target decision date
10 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
156 Honeyhill Road Bedford MK40 4PD

Planning decision

Statutory period
49 days

Publicity

Site notice start
7 January 2026
Site notice end
4 February 2026

Additional information

Documents
11
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bedford
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Bedford
  • Brownfield land register: Equipoise House, 8 - 12 Grove Place, BedfordRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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© 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.

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.

Source: Bedford

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