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Woodleys Farm House Knotting Road Melchbourne Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1AG

26/00999/CPNQChange of Use Class Q Prior NotificationRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 22 July 2026

Council decision: Refused Prior Notification

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Prior notification for change of use from an Agricultural building to a dwellinghouse(s) (Use Class C3) including associated building operations reasonably necessary to convert the building. 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. 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
27 May 2026
Ward
Riseley
  1. Received27 May
  2. Validated27 May
  3. Consult.17 Jun
  4. Target15 Jul
  5. Decided22 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Woodleys Farm House Knotting Road Melchbourne Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1AG. Bedford has handled 390 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Bedford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Riseley. We hold 682 applications in total for the MK44 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
MK44 1AG
Application type
Change of Use Class Q Prior Notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Melchbourne And Yielden

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 May 2026
Consultation expiry
17 June 2026
Consultation start
27 May 2026
Consultation end
17 June 2026
Target decision date
15 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
21 Meadway Harrold Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 7DR

Planning decision

Statutory period
49 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14963053
Comments
0
Documents
29
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 2026-11-03. 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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