Ophthalmology Rye Close Bedford Hospital South Wing Kempston Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9DJ
Approved on 19 August 2026
Council decision: Grant Permission
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Proposal
Erection of a two-storey linked extension to provide a new operating theatre with associated staff and patient facilities, plant infrastructure, and associated works, including variation of approved plans condition 1, and removal of conditions 4 and 5 attached to 23/00174/FUL, to reflect a new design and internal layout to create additional operating theatre facilities.
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Ward
- Cauldwell
- ReceivedReceived22 May
- ValidatedValidated27 May
- Consult.Consultation25 Jun
- TargetTarget Date19 Aug
- DecidedDecided19 Aug
Decided in 84 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an application to vary a condition at Ophthalmology Rye Close Bedford Hospital South Wing Kempston Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9DJ. Bedford has handled 910 applications of this type. This one was decided in 89 days, 6 weeks longer than Bedford's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Cauldwell. We hold 885 applications in total for the MK42 postcode area.
87% of conditions 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
- MK42 9DJ
- Application type
- Variation of Condition
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bedford Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 May 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 25 June 2026
- Consultation start
- 28 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 25 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 19 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Millham Farm Lostwithiel PL22 0JA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 49 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 1 June 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 25 June 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14879267
- Comments
- 0
- Constraints
- 4
Site 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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.
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