13 St Pauls Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4NT

1. 26 Feb 2026

   Received by Bedford

2. 17 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate Approved

3. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• 63 Honey Hill Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4NS

  26/00094/AOC Submitted 21 Jan 2026 81m away

  25/01539/FUL - Condition 3 - Car and Cycle Parking (discharge of condition)

  Granted Conditions 13 docs

• 63 Honey Hill Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4NS

  26/00095/AOC Submitted 21 Jan 2026 81m away

  25/01539/FUL - Condition 4 - Access Closure (discharge of condition)

  Granted Conditions 13 docs

• 9 Laburnum Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4HQ

  26/01667/FUL Submitted 27 Aug 2026 121m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~28 Oct

  One and two storey side and rear extensions.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension

• 111 Honey Hill Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4NZ

  26/00678/NMA Submitted 10 Apr 2026 155m away

  25/00272/FUL - Non-Material Amendment to roof over the new bay window at the front of original dwelling,

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 10 docs
  Domestic

• 79 Honey Hill Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4NZ

  26/00864/FUL Submitted 7 May 2026 155m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jul

  First floor side and rear extension with loft conversion and dormer

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 11 docs

• 19 Honey Hill Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 4NN

  21/03313/FUL Submitted 21 Dec 2021 163m away

  Single storey rear/side extension with alterations to the ground floor rear roof.

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 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)

  5 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 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