48 Stancliffe Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 9AP

1. 7 Apr 2026

   Received by Bedford

2. 17 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate Approved

4. 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

• 30 Pentland Rise Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 9AW

  21/01351/LDP Submitted 12 May 2021 232m away

  Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Single storey side extension with lean to roof)

  Granted Lawful development Extension 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 71 Putnoe Lane Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 9AE

  26/01137/FUL Submitted 17 Jun 2026 270m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep

  Erection of new self-build 4 bedroom home to the rear of 71 Putnoe Lane, with soft and hard landscaping, and new boundary treatment.

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling

• Land At The Rear Of 1 Putnoe Lane Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 9AD

  23/00027/FUL Submitted 6 Jan 2023 284m away

  Erection of a two bedroom bungalow

  Refused Full applications 20 docs

• 24 Putnoe Lane Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 9AB

  26/00882/FUL Submitted 11 May 2026 310m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~6 Jul

  Single storey rear extension with pitch roof and 4 roof lights. Masonry parapet walls to car port with flat roof.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 Brendon Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 9EE

  20/03019/FUL Submitted 21 Dec 2020 320m away

  Front porch, relocation of side door and external alterations.

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 6 Leasway Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 9DG

  26/00917/FUL Submitted 11 May 2026 346m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~6 Jul

  Single storey front and side extension.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 7 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