3 Duckmill Lane Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0AX
Proposal
Change of Use of a B8 storage unit into a one bedroom C3 dwelling.
- Received
- 16 October 2026
- Target decision date
- 10 December 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 25 October 2026
- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- ReceivedReceived16 Oct
- ValidatedValidated22 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date10 Dec
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a change of use at 3 Duckmill Lane Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0AX. Bedford has handled 3,245 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 53 days. It was submitted on 22 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 880 applications in total for the MK42 postcode area.
Application Details
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Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
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Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Bedford
- Brownfield land register: Land off Bedesman Lane/Duckmill Lane, BedfordRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
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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.
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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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The site is in flood zone 2 (Environment Agency).
- 2.1 miBedfordRTPI
- 22.5 miHarpendenRTPI
- 44.3 miLONDONRTPI
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