Planning application
48 Stancliffe Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 9AP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Garage conversion)
As published by the council, reference 26/00661/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00661/LDP
- Type
- Cert of Lawful Development (proposed) D
- Status
- Decided Certificate Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate Approved
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Putnoe
- Parish
- Bedford Town
- Decision by
- Certificate of lawfulness
- Postcode
- MK41 9AP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by Bedford
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17 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Certificate Approved
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19 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Richard Batchelor Architecture Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bedford granted permission on 2 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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