7 Brookside Renhold Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0JL

1. 30 Mar 2026

   Received by Bedford

2. 19 May 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

• Willow Barn Ravensden Road Renhold Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0LA

  26/00757/TPO Submitted 22 Apr 2026 170m away

  76% historically approved · decision due ~17 Jun

  T1 Weeping Willow - frame work pollard.

  Awaiting decision Trees 7 docs

• 38 Brickfield Road Renhold Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0JS

  26/00626/FUL Submitted 1 Apr 2026 413m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~19 Jun

  Single storey side extensions

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 14 Wilden Road Renhold Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0JP

  22/02449/FUL Submitted 8 Nov 2022 463m away

  Two storey front extension

  Refused Full applications Extension 17 docs

• Elmleigh 18 Wilden Road Renhold Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0JP

  26/00453/S73 Submitted 9 Mar 2026 463m away

  Erection of a single storey front extension, raising of bungalow roof and installation of dormer windows and roof lights to facilitate loft conversion and associated works including alteration to driveway and external alterations (Revised scheme, development already commenced), including variation of approved plans condition 1 attached to 25/01289/S73A to allow for amendments to vehicle access arrangement.

  Granted Amendments Extension Loft or dormer +1 11 docs
  Small domestic

• Odd Acres Hookhams Lane Renhold Bedford MK41 0JU

  04/01009/FUL Submitted 13 Apr 2004 472m away

  Alterations to bungalow to form two storey dwelling.

  Granted Full applications 6 docs
  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