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The Bungalow, Abbey Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2SG

CB/21/05270/FULLFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 8 March 2022

Council decision: Full Application - RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Proposed raising of roof level, and insertion of dormers to create a first floor, front porch extension and alterations to fenestrations.

Received
29 November 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received29 Nov
  2. Validated30 Nov
  3. Consult.30 Dec
  4. Target25 Jan
  5. Decided8 Mar

Decided in 98 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at The Bungalow, Abbey Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2SG. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. This one was decided in 99 days, 6 weeks longer than Central Bedfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,682 applications in total for the MK45 postcode area.

82% of full applications at Central Bedfordshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
MK45 2SG
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ampthill

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 November 2021
Consultation expiry
30 December 2021
Consultation start
30 November 2021
Consultation end
30 December 2021
Target decision date
25 January 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Firs 81 Station Road Lower Stondon Bedfordshire SG16 6JN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

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)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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: Central Bedfordshire

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