HM Prison Bedford St Loyes Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1HG

1. 31 Jul 2026

   Received by Bedford

2. 19 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 October 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

• HM Prison Bedford St Loyes Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1HG

  26/01004/LDE Submitted 27 May 2026 0m away

  76% historically approved · decision due ~29 Jul

  Certificate to confirm lawful Implementation of replacement doors within Officer's Mess building, as approved under Listed Building Consent ref: 23/00728/LBC

  Awaiting decision Lawful development

• HM Prison Bedford St Loyes Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1HG

  26/00495/LBC Submitted 13 Mar 2026 4m away

  76% historically approved · decision due ~3 Jun

  Proposed internal alterations to buildings 003, 004 and 005

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 232 docs

• HM Prison Bedford St Loyes Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1HG

  26/00891/NMA Submitted 11 May 2026 4m away

  23/00575/FUL - Non-Material Minor Amendment to allow for changes in the position of the external mechanical plant machinery to E-wing building.

  Granted Amendments

• 7 The Crescent Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2RW

  26/01290/AOC Submitted 8 Jul 2026 112m away

  78% historically approved · decision due ~2 Sep

  24/01038/FUL - Condition 5 Windows and Doors discharge of condition)

  Decided Conditions Windows or glazing

• 48 Allhallows And 50 - 53 St Loyes Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1LN

  22/02750/CPNG Submitted 19 Dec 2022 161m away

  Prior notification for change of use from a use in Class E (commercial, business and service) or betting office, or payday loan shop of schedule 2 of the Use Classes Order, to a mixed use for any purpose in Class E, or betting office, or payday loan shop of the Use Classes Order and as up to 2 flats.

  Refused Prior approval New dwelling 25 docs
  Several homes

• 30 Allhallows Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1LN

  26/00521/ADV Submitted 17 Mar 2026 161m away

  76% historically approved · decision due ~12 May

  Existing ATM surround to be removed and replaced with updated ATM Surround

  Awaiting decision Advertising 10 docs

• 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