58 Park Road West Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 7SL

1. 16 Apr 2026

   Received by Bedford

2. 22 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 17 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Bedford took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Bedford for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

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

• 62 & 62A Park Road West Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 7SL

  26/00648/AOC Submitted 7 Apr 2026 0m away

  25/00302/CPNMA - Condition 3 - Bin Storage (discharge of condition)

  Granted Conditions

• 62A Park Road West Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 7SL

  26/00650/AOC Submitted 7 Apr 2026 0m away

  25/00302/CPNMA - Condition 4 - Cycle Parking (discharge of condition)

  Refused Conditions 9 docs

• 62A Park Road West Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 7SL

  26/01255/AOC Submitted 2 Jul 2026 2m away

  78% historically approved · decision due ~2 Sep

  25/00302/CPNMA - Condition 4 - Cycle Parking (discharge of condition)

  Decided Conditions

• 62A Park Road West Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 7SL

  26/01254/AOC Submitted 2 Jul 2026 2m away

  78% historically approved · decision due ~2 Sep

  25/00302/CPNMA - Condition 3 - Bin Storage (discharge of condition)

  Withdrawn Conditions

• 25 Park Road West Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 7SB

  26/00729/LDE Submitted 16 Apr 2026 51m away

  76% historically approved · decision due ~23 Jun

  Certificate to confirm existing use as a 5-bedroom HMO (Use Class C4).

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 27 docs

• 35 Garfield Street Bedford MK41 7RZ

  04/00617/FUL Submitted 16 Mar 2004 164m away

  Erection of front porch and extension to rear balcony

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 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