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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
81.4% of applications approved
Ranks #266 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.0% · rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4
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
30.9% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #152 of 317 for decisions upheld · national average 32.1% · 404 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
£345,000 median sale price
0.0% year on year · 1,890 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
55.5% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #31 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 69,784 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/01243/FUL | Land Off Kimbolton Road Keysoe Bedfordshire | Erection of agricultural barn. | Fullplanning | 1 Jul 2026 |
| 26/01244/HPN | 43 Falcon Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire | Prior notification for single storey rear extension(s) between 4 and 8 metres depth. This is not a planning application… | Householder | 1 Jul 2026 |
| 26/01241/LPA | Land At Brookside Road Wixams | (This application is not being determined by Bedford Borough Council. Please contact the Applicant for details or to… | Reservedmatters | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01239/LPA | Land South Of Willow Grove Primary School Fisherswood Road Wixams | (This application is not being determined by Bedford Borough Council. Please contact the Applicant for details or to… | Reservedmatters | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01242/LPA | Land To The South Of The Town Park Cedarwood Circle Wixams | (This application is not being determined by Bedford Borough Council. Please contact the Applicant for details or to… | Reservedmatters | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01240/LPA | Land South Of Willow Grove Primary School Fisherswood Road Wixams | (This application is not being determined by Bedford Borough Council. Please contact the Applicant for details or to… | Reservedmatters | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01234/FUL | 2 Birkdale Road Bedford Bedfordshire | Single storey rear extension and new pitched roof to existing flat roof front porch. | Householder | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01238/LPA | Land West Of The Town Park Cedarwood Circle Wixams | (This application is not being determined by Bedford Borough Council. Please contact the Applicant for details or to… | Reservedmatters | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01237/LPA | Pedestrian Link To Town Park Cedarwood Circle Wixams | (This application is not being determined by Bedford Borough Council. Please contact the Applicant for details or to… | Reservedmatters | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 26/01226/TELLN | O/S 115 Kimbolton Road Bedford Bedfordshire | 1x 10m Light Wooden pole. (In accordance with Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and… | Other | 29 Jun 2026 |
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About this data
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 1 Jul 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by Bedford, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 16,946 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type — a free account includes 1,000 requests a month. The council's own portal is also linked above.
PlanNexus indexes Bedford's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 1 Jul 2026.
81.4% of Bedford's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4, against a national average of 87.0% (official MHCLG figures).
30.9% of appeals against Bedford decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.1%, across 404 decided appeals.
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