Planning application
Nursery 330 Bedford Road Kempston Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 8PS
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use for the use of the property as a day nursery (Use Class E(f))
As published by the council, reference 26/00407/LDE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00407/LDE
- Type
- Cert of Lawful Use and Dev (existing)
- Status
- Decided - Certificate Refused
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Kempston Central & East
- Parish
- Kempston
- Postcode
- MK42 8PS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Bedford
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26 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Jun 2026
Decision issued
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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