76 Gladstone Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 7RT

1. 27 Feb 2026

   Received by Bedford

2. 20 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 May 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate Refused

4. 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

• 85 Gladstone Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 7RS

  21/00881/LDP Submitted 25 Mar 2021 31m away

  Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights)

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 11 docs

• 8 Park Road North Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 7RH

  19/02640/LDP Submitted 27 Nov 2019 143m away

  Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Loft conversion)

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 9 docs

• 98 Salisbury Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 7RQ

  21/01072/LDP Submitted 14 Apr 2021 156m away

  Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (single storey side extension)

  Refused Lawful development Extension 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 35 Garfield Street Bedford MK41 7RZ

  04/00617/FUL Submitted 16 Mar 2004 227m away

  Erection of front porch and extension to rear balcony

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 61 Garfield Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 7RZ

  26/00450/LDE Submitted 9 Mar 2026 227m away

  76% historically approved · decision due ~11 May

  Certificate to confirm existing lawful use as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 38 docs

• 16 Brangwyn Gardens Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 7NJ

  26/01141/FUL Submitted 15 Jun 2026 301m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~14 Aug

  Single storey side extension

  Decided Full applications Extension
  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