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58 Park Road West Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 7SL

Awaiting decision Bedford 26/00730/LDE Cert of Lawful Use and Dev (existing)

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Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 26/00730/LDE

Application record

Reference
26/00730/LDE
Type
Cert of Lawful Use and Dev (existing)
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Harpur
Parish
Bedford Town
Postcode
MK41 7SL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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Town Planning Expert Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

25 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Bedford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bedford decided lawful development applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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