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1 Horace Close Shortstown Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0GA

Refused Bedford 26/00239/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

Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Use as a children's care home C3b, providing care for up to two children/ young people between the ages of 10 and 17)

As published by the council, reference 26/00239/LDP

Application record

Reference
26/00239/LDP
Type
Cert of Lawful Development (proposed) D
Status
Decided - Certificate Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Certificate Refused
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Decided
14 May 2026
Ward
Shortstown
Parish
Shortstown
Decision by
Certificate of lawfulness
Postcode
MK42 0GA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Received by Bedford

  2. 14 May 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate Refused

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Great Stars Care Ltd Applicant

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Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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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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