5 Littledale Street Kempston Bedford MK42 8PJ

1. 10 Oct 2002

   Received by Bedford

2. 6 Nov 2002

   Decision issued: Certificate Approved

3. 30 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 19 Littledale Street Kempston Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 8PJ

  22/00167/FUL Submitted 25 Jan 2022 0m away

  Single storey side and rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Littledale Street Kempston Bedford MK42 8PJ

  02/01809/FUL Submitted 22 Jul 2002 0m away

  Two storey rear extension.

  Refused Full applications Extension 3 docs

• 74 Bedford Road Kempston Bedfordshire MK42 8BB

  26/00909/FUL Submitted 12 May 2026 108m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~7 Jul

  Removal of flat roof over ground floor shop stock room and construction of a first floor extension with duo-pitched room, to provide additional stock area for shop and associated external works.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 15 docs

• 15 Silverdale Street Kempston Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 8BE

  26/00969/COU Submitted 21 May 2026 112m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~16 Jul

  Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to supported living accommodation (Use Class C2) for up to 3 adult residents requiring care and support, including associated staffing and ancillary office/sensory support space.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 12 docs
  Domestic

• Rivertree Free School Hillgrounds Road Kempston Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 8PQ

  26/01188/LDP Submitted 24 Jun 2026 112m away

  76% historically approved · decision due ~19 Aug

  Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (The erection of 5no external canopies around the school to provide shelter when the children are outside as well as provide solar shading to classrooms).

  Decided Lawful development

• 3 Ashdale Avenue Kempston Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 8NT

  26/01130/FUL Submitted 15 Jun 2026 147m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug

  Demolition of existing garage/outbuilding and erection of new outbuilding.

  Decided Full applications Demolition

• 26/01698/LDE Awaiting decision

  The Spinney Sandye Lane Swineshead Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 2AE

  Certificate to confirm that the current occupation and operation of the whole Property remains use as a dwellinghouse within Class C3 of Schedule 1 to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended). The primary case is that the use falls within Class C3(b). Class C3(a) is advanced expressly in the alternative. On either basis, no material change of use from the established C3 use has occurred.

  3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01659/LDP Decided

  40 Church End Renhold Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0LU

  Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Erection of porch to side)

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01639/LDE Awaiting decision

  27 Whitbread Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9DY

  Certificate to confirm existing use of the property as a five-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), Use Class C4, accommodating no more than six unrelated occupiers sharing communal facilities.

  24 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01512/LDP Decided

  28 Battison Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1QU

  Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Loft conversion and dormer construction)

  5 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01486/LDE Awaiting decision

  Priory Farm Bedford Road Turvey Bedford MK43 8BB

  Certificate to confirm that planning permission 19/00390/FUL, which was granted on appeal (reference APP/K0235/W/20/3255478) on 1 June 2021 for 'conversion of granary barn, stable block and piggery to 3 dwellings', has been lawfully commenced by carrying out a material operation prior to the expiry of the permission on 1 June 2024 (set out by condition 1 imposed on the permission).

  3 Aug 2026 Lawful development