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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
79.1% of applications approved
Ranks #280 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
32.1% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #206 of 371 for decisions upheld · national average 32.0% · 399 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£347,500 median sale price
0.0% year on year · 1,942 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
55.6% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #31 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 70,107 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/01869/PIP | Kiln Farm Keeley Lane Wootton Bedford Bedfordshire | Application for Permission in Principle for residential development comprising a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 1… | Outlineplanning | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01859/FUL | 6 Irwin Road Bedford Bedfordshire | Erection of a single-storey rear extension following the demolition of the existing rear extension and detached garage | Householder | 28 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01858/LBC | Odell Castle High Street Odell Bedford Bedfordshire | Repair of stone walling and replacement of two Bath Stone pier caps to the entrance gates to Odell Castle. | Listedbuilding | 28 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01866/TELLN | O/S 25 Maitland Street Bedford Bedfordshire | 1x 10m medium wooden pole. The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as… | Other | 28 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01848/FUL | 40 Greenshields Road Bedford Bedfordshire | Erection of a single-storey rear extension | Householder | 25 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01847/FUL | Lynton House Green Lane Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire | Garage door replacement | Fullplanning | 25 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01841/FUL | Heddings Farm The Lane Wyboston Bedford | Change of use of office (use class E(g)(i)) to dwelling (use class C3), including installation of internal partitioning… | Changeofuse | 25 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01842/LBC | Heddings Farm The Lane Wyboston Bedford | Change of use of office (use class E(g)(i)) to dwelling (use class C3), including installation of internal partitioning… | Listedbuilding | 25 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01828/FULTDC | Land At Rear Of Silver Birches 1 Bedford Road Willington Bedford Bedfordshire | Application for the technical details consent pursuant to permission in principle reference 25/01675/PIP for the… | Outlineplanning | 24 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01840/SPNJ | Brewpoint Fairhill Bedford Bedfordshire | Prior notification for the installation, alteration or replacement on non-domestic properties of (a) micro-generation… | Priorapproval | 24 Sept 2026 |
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We index every application published on Bedford’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://publicaccess.bedford.gov.uk/online-applicationsNewest application received 29 Sept 2026.
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PlanNexus indexes Bedford's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 29 Sept 2026.
79.1% of Bedford's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
32.1% of appeals against Bedford decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.0%, across 399 decided appeals.
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