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19 Foster Road Kempston Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 8BT

Granted Bedford 22/02177/LDP Cert of Lawful Development (proposed) D

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Erection of wooden frame sub canopy to support solar panels)

As published by the council, reference 22/02177/LDP

Application record

Reference
22/02177/LDP
Type
Cert of Lawful Development (proposed) D
Status
Decided Certificate Issued
Decision
Certificate Approved
Received
29 Sep 2022
Validated
11 Oct 2022
Decided
30 Dec 2022
Ward
Kempston North
Parish
Kempston
Decision by
Certificate of lawfulness
Postcode
MK42 8BT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Sep 2022

    Received by Bedford

  2. 11 Oct 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Dec 2022

    Decision issued: Certificate Approved

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

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