3 Hare Meadow Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3ES

1. 13 Apr 2026

   Received by Bedford

2. 3 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

• 3 Hare Meadow Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3ES

  26/01075/FUL Submitted 8 Jun 2026 0m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~3 Aug

  Loft conversion with rear dormer

  Decided Full applications Loft or dormer

• 52 Silver Street Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3JA

  26/00983/LBC Submitted 26 May 2026 155m away

  76% historically approved · decision due ~29 Jul

  Replacement windows and door at front of property.

  Decided Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing

• 60 Bedford Road Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3JF

  26/01002/FUL Submitted 27 May 2026 203m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jul

  Internal alterations including the conversion of existing attached barn to habitable accommodation, demolition of existing attached shed and the construction of new detached garage

  Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 58 Bedford Road Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3JF

  26/01096/FUL Submitted 10 Jun 2026 203m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~11 Aug

  Conversion of existing swimming pool outbuilding to form ancillary annex to provide dependant relative accommodation.

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• 54 Bedford Road Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3JF

  24/01327/AOC Submitted 5 Jul 2024 203m away

  21/01816/OUT - Condition 12 - Energy Statement (discharge of condition)

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• 54 Bedford Road Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3JF

  22/01633/REM Submitted 14 Jul 2022 203m away

  All Reserved Matters for the erection of a single dwelling with integral double garage and all ancillary works, pursuant to Outline permission 21/01816/OUT.

  Granted Reserved matters 45 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