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Liberty Works Shuttleworth Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0EP

Refused Bedford 03/02895/LDP Cert of Lawful Development (proposed) D

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Proposed use of building for car sales and servicing (east half).

As published by the council, reference 03/02895/LDP

Application record

Reference
03/02895/LDP
Type
Cert of Lawful Development (proposed) D
Status
Decided - Certificate Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Certificate Refused
Received
8 Dec 2003
Validated
8 Dec 2003
Decided
15 Jan 2004
Ward
Goldington
Parish
Bedford Town
Decision by
Officers (Delegated)
Postcode
MK41 0EP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Dec 2003

    Received by Bedford

  2. 15 Jan 2004

    Decision issued: Certificate Refused

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

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What this refusal means

Bedford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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