63 Bushmead Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 3QW

1. 8 Apr 2026

   Received by Bedford

2. 2 Jun 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

• Flat A 65 Bushmead Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 3QW

  21/00969/TCA Submitted 6 Apr 2021 0m away

  Apple (T1) - reduce crown by approx. 30%. Plum (T2) - reduce crown by approx. 20%. Purple Plum (T3) - reduce crown by approx. 20%. Holly (T4) - reduce crown by approx. 30%. Holly (T5) - reduce crown by approx. 30%.

  Decided Trees 6 docs

• 70 Bushmead Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 3QW

  26/00486/FUL Submitted 12 Mar 2026 0m away

  Loft conversion

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer 11 docs

• 42 Howbury Street Bedford MK40 3QU

  04/00311/FUL Submitted 16 Feb 2004 80m away

  Single storey side/rear extensions.

  Granted Full applications Extension 3 docs
  Small domestic

• Flat 1 39 Waterloo Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 3PG

  22/02538/TPO Submitted 21 Nov 2022 125m away

  T1- mature lime tree- reduction back to previous pruning points

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 67 Castle Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 3PR

  21/00700/TCA Submitted 11 Mar 2021 139m away

  T1. Oak - Laterally reduce by removing up to 2m from the overall spread.

  Decided Trees 6 docs

• 55 Bower Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 3RD

  22/02789/FUL Submitted 30 Dec 2022 145m away

  Single storey side/rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 20 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