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Planning appeals in Bedford Borough Council

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One authority from the free search of every English planning appeal since 2016, searchable by words or by meaning.

Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Bedford Borough Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 819 planning appeals in Bedford Borough Council since 2016, of which 28% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 89 decisions, 35% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 25 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

861

appeals on record since 2016

28%

of decided appeals allowed

25 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 35% allowed

By appeal type

Householder242 decided

32% allowed

Minor384 decided

26% allowed

Major45 decided

44% allowed

Commercial11 decided

45% allowed

Enforcement77 decided

3% allowed

Other85 decided

27% allowed

Not classified17 decided

35% allowed

By procedure

Written representations816 decided

26% allowed

Hearings28 decided

39% allowed

Inquiries17 decided

35% allowed

Every decision, by year

2026 · 80 · 39% allowed 2025 · 111 · 19% allowed 2024 · 91 · 33% allowed 2023 · 109 · 28% allowed 2022 · 93 · 26% allowed 2021 · 92 · 26% allowed 2020 · 67 · 29% allowed 2019 · 75 · 29% allowed 2018 · 64 · 28% allowed 2017 · 51 · 28% allowed 2016 · 28 · 36% allowed

Latest decisions in Bedford Borough Council

Dismissed19 October 2026· minor6011784
1 Wood Road, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7BS
the erection of 3-bedroom detached house and associated works (inc provision of new car parking spaces to existing property)
Dismissed16 October 2026· householder6013304
11 Earls Holme, Bedford, MK42 8PG
for the erection of garden room to front of property
Allowed15 October 2026· minor6011978
26 Becher Close, Renhold, MK41 0LP
Erection of 1no. 3 Bedroom dwelling to land side of 26 Becher Close with associated bins storage, cycle storage and vehicle parking
Allowed23 September 20263364376
44 Portway , Great Denham , Bedford , MK40 4GB
Allowed21 September 20263373400
14 Woodman Way, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9RX
Notice upheld18 September 20263369354
23 Littlebrook Lane, Wootton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 9RA
Dismissed16 September 20266007932
Former E, Energy Site, Caxton Road, Bedford, MK41 0HT
Demolition of existing buildings and structures to provide buildings within flexible B2/B8 Use Class, together with B8 Use Class open storage, alongside associated landscaping, parking and servicing, and other infrastructure, without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 25/00763/MAF
Allowed15 September 20266011707
17, De Parys Avenue, Bedford, MK40 2TX
Allowed14 September 2026· minor6011253
Land Adjacent 8 Bedford Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TP
Residential development comprising a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 9 self-build/custom dwellings
Allowed11 September 2026· minor6012021
13 Howard Avenue, Bedford, MK40 4EA
Change of use of a building from Class E (commercial, business and service) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses)
Dismissed7 September 2026· minor6010828
18 The Dell Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7DL
Change of use from C3 dwellinghouse to C2 parents' home providing short-term supported residential accommodation for up to three families
Dismissed1 September 20266011645
Land North West Of Sackville Cottage High Street, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1BS
Retrospective application for the temporary siting of a static caravan for non-residential purposes for a period of 18 months
Dismissed11 August 2026· householder6010996
4 Lancaster Road, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0UA
a two storey side and single storey rear extension, permeable paving, PV panels and an air source heat pump
Dismissed11 August 2026· householder6010566
3, The Willows, Wootton, MK43 9JA
two storey front, side and rear extensions and external alterations
Dismissed11 August 2026· minor6005012
54 Tithe Barn Road, Wootton, MK43 9EZ
demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of new two bedroom end of terrace dwelling

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.