12 Manor Close Kempston Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 7AA

1. 8 Oct 2024

   Received by Bedford

2. 17 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Certificate Refused

3. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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

• 11 Judith Gardens Kempston Bedford MK42 7EQ

  04/01011/TPO Submitted 13 Apr 2004 71m away

  Thin crown of one Lime tree.

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• The Newells Manor Drive Kempston Bedfordshire MK42 8EJ

  23/00717/AOC Submitted 31 Mar 2023 98m away

  22/01621/M73 - Condition 23 - Vehicle Turning Area (Discharge of Condition)

  Granted Conditions

• The Newells Manor Drive Kempston Bedfordshire MK42 8EJ

  21/00075/AOC Submitted 11 Jan 2021 98m away

  19/00216/MAF - Condition 10 - Waste Storage/Collection Points (Discharge of condition)

  Granted Conditions 16 docs

• The Newells Manor Drive Kempston Bedfordshire MK42 8EJ

  22/01621/M73 Submitted 13 Jul 2022 98m away

  Proposed development of specialist C2 use class accommodation for the elderly consisting of apartments with care, communal facilities, parking and associated private amenity space (revised scheme) including variation of approved plans condition 2 attached to 20/00021/MAF (allowed under appeal red APP/K0235/W/20/3259135) to allow for reconfiguration of internal layouts and associated changes to fenestration.

  Granted Amendments New dwelling Windows or glazing 34 docs
  Major scheme

• The Newells Manor Drive Kempston Bedfordshire MK42 8EJ

  22/01572/AOC Submitted 4 Jul 2022 98m away

  20/00021/MAF - Condition 29 - Ventilation (Discharge of condition)

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• The Newells Manor Drive Kempston Bedfordshire MK42 8EJ

  22/01574/AOC Submitted 4 Jul 2022 98m away

  20/00021/MAF - Condition 30 - Electric Vehicle Charging Points (Discharge of condition)

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• 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)

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• 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