Planning application
12 Ashburnham Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1DS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate to confirm lawful existing use as 8 bedroom HMO in excess of 10 years.
As published by the council, reference 26/01193/LDE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01193/LDE
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Greyfriars
- Parish
- Bedford Town
- Postcode
- MK40 1DS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jun 2026
Received by Bedford
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9 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 September 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Enodia Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Leighton Buzzard
Active · incorporated 2025 · Leighton Buzzard
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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See their track recordWhat 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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