Howards House Church Lane Cardington Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3SR

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

• 26/00180/LBC Awaiting decision

  Howards House Church Lane Cardington Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3SR

  Change of use from vacant 9 bedroom residential dwelling house to class F1 (provision of education) independent special educational needs School with minor internal alterations.

  Submitted 30 Jan 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 30 Jan 2026

   Received by Bedford

2. 26 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 16 Oct 2026

   Decision issued: Refuse Permission

5. 16 Oct 2026

   Status changed to Decided - Refused

   Previously Awaiting decision.

• Application: 26/00180/LBC (Awaiting decision)

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• Howards House Church Lane Cardington Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3SR

  26/00180/LBC Submitted 30 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  77% historically approved · decision due ~21 May

  Change of use from vacant 9 bedroom residential dwelling house to class F1 (provision of education) independent special educational needs School with minor internal alterations.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 23 docs
  Domestic

• 325 Church Lane Cardington Bedford MK44 3SR

  02/02692/LBC Submitted 15 Nov 2002 50 yards away

  Single storey rear extension, installation of velux window and vents in rear and internal alterations.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Loft or dormer +1
  Small domestic

• Howard House Church Lane Cardington Bedford MK44 3SR

  02/02734/LBC Submitted 25 Nov 2002 50 yards away

  Removal of lead statue from garden (for relocation in Southill Park).

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 1 doc

• The Kings Arms P.H The Green Cardington Bedford MK44 3SP

  04/00317/ADV Submitted 1 Mar 2004 150 yards away

  Installation of building signs and free standing signs.

  Refused Advertising 17 docs

• 270 & 271 Bedford Road Cardington Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3SS

  26/01688/AOC Submitted 2 Sep 2026 150 yards away

  26/00284/LBC - Condition 2 - Rooflights (discharge of condition)

  Decided Conditions Loft or dormer

• 273 Bedford Road Cardington Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3SS

  26/00285/TCA Submitted 13 Feb 2026 150 yards away

  Removal of a poor mixed species hedge and replace with a hornbeam hedge. The existing hedge is infested with Ivy and poor formed Beech stools.

  Decided Trees 8 docs