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Heddings Farm The Lane Wyboston Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3AS

26/01261/CPNMAChange Use Class MA Prior NotificationRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 27 August 2026

Council decision: Refused Prior Notification

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

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
3 July 2026
Ward
Wyboston
  1. Received3 Jul
  2. Validated3 Jul
  3. Consult.4 Aug
  4. Target21 Aug
  5. Decided27 Aug

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Heddings Farm The Lane Wyboston Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3AS. Bedford has handled 411 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days longer than Bedford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Wyboston. We hold 682 applications in total for the MK44 postcode area.

69% 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
MK44 3AS
Application type
Change Use Class MA Prior Notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wyboston Chawston Colesden

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 July 2026
Consultation expiry
4 August 2026
Consultation start
3 July 2026
Consultation end
4 August 2026
Target decision date
21 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Kingsbrook House 7 Kingsway Bedford MK42 9BA

Planning decision

Statutory period
49 days

Publicity

Site notice start
7 July 2026
Site notice end
4 August 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14969358
Comments
0
Documents
7

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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