East House, Warren Farm, High Street, Ridgmont, Bedford, MK43 0TS
Refused on 2 April 2026
Council decision: Full Application - RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Rear single storey extension with flat roof and roof light with parapet upstand
- Received
- 27 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedReceived27 Jan
- ValidatedValidated9 Feb
- Consult.Consultation27 Mar
- TargetTarget Date6 Apr
- DecidedDecided2 Apr
Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at East House, Warren Farm, High Street, Ridgmont, Bedford, MK43 0TS. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Central Bedfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 425 applications in total for the MK43 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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Why it was refused
- The proposed extension, by virtue of its staggered siting and flat roof design in a highly prominent location, would not sustain or enhance the special character and significance of the Ridgmont Conservation Area. As a result, the proposed development would result in less than substantial harm to the significance of the Ridgmont Conservation Area and would not provide any public benefits, contrary to Policies HQ1 and HE3 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan and Sections 12 and 16 of the NPPF.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- MK43 0TS
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Ridgmont
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 27 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 9 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 27 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 6 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 9 Caves Gardens Marston Moretaine Bedfordshire MK43 0TP
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal history
Additional information
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Ridgmont Conservation Area
- Green belt: Central Bedfordshire
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.
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© 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.
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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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Source: Central Bedfordshire
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