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Bedford Girls School Cardington Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0BX

26/01062/SPNJSolar Prior Notification Part JApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 28 July 2026

Council decision: Details not required (Prior Approval)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior notification for the installation, alteration or replacement on non-domestic properties of (a) micro-generation solar thermal equipment; (b) micro-generation solar PV equipment; or (c) other solar PV equipment on the roof. 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
4 June 2026
Ward
Kingsbrook
  1. Received4 Jun
  2. Validated4 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 Jul
  5. Decided28 Jul

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Bedford Girls School Cardington Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0BX. Bedford has handled 411 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Bedford's typical decision time. The site is in the Bedford conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Kingsbrook. We hold 885 applications in total for the MK42 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
MK42 0BX
Application type
Solar Prior Notification Part J
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bedford Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 June 2026
Target decision date
23 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Forum House 3 Jacknell Close Dodwells Bridge Industrial Estate Hinckley East Midlands LE10 3BN

Planning decision

Statutory period
49 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14986146
Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Bedford
  • Listed building: Grade II: 50, Cardington RoadOn this site · +2 more
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Bedford

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, 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, 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

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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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