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Rushmoor School 58 - 62 Shakespeare Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2DL

26/01473/M73Major S73 Variation of ConditionAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Demolition of School Hall and Stores, and conversion and Change of Use of School Buildings to provide 32 One Bed and 23 Two Bed Apartments, including associated Hard and Soft Landscaping, ncluding variation of condition 7 attached to 21/01940/MAF, to allow for the installation of windows in uPVC material.

Received
29 July 2026
Decision due
20 October 2026
Public comments
2 · last counted 7 November 2026
Ward
Harpur
  1. Received29 Jul
  2. Validated29 Jul
  3. Consult.31 Aug
  4. Target20 Oct
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Rushmoor School 58 - 62 Shakespeare Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2DL. Bedford has handled 910 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Bedford conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Harpur. We hold 392 applications in total for the MK40 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
MK40 2DL
Application type
Major S73 Variation of Condition
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Bedford Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 July 2026
Consultation expiry
31 August 2026
Consultation start
3 August 2026
Consultation end
31 August 2026
Neighbour consultation start
3 August 2026
Neighbour consultation end
31 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
3 Amherst Rise Maulden Bedford MK45 2RF

Planning decision

Case officer
Lauren Liu
Statutory period
83 days

Publicity

Last advertised
3 August 2026
Advertisement expiry
27 August 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15119833
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Bedford
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Bedford
  • Brownfield land register: Rushmoor School, 58-82 Shakespeare Road, 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

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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