40 Church End Renhold Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0LU

1. 27 Aug 2026

   Received by Bedford

2. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

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

• 30 Church End Renhold Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0LU

  26/01118/FUL Submitted 12 Jun 2026 0m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~14 Aug

  One and two storey rear/side extension

  Decided Full applications Extension

• 51 Wilden Road Renhold Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0LY

  26/00561/AOC Submitted 21 Mar 2026 213m away

  24/02190/FUL - Condition 3 - External Materials (Discharge of Condition)

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• 64 Wilden Road Renhold Bedfordshire MK41 0LY

  26/00866/PIP Submitted 6 May 2026 213m away

  76% historically approved · decision due ~7 Jul

  Application for Permission in Principle for one replacement dwelling

  Awaiting decision Outline 12 docs
  Domestic

• The Old Vicarage 65 Church End Renhold Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0LX

  24/02073/TCA Submitted 29 Oct 2024 331m away

  Rear Garden: T1 - Walnut - Sectionally fell .T2 - Greengage - Reduce in height by 2m

  Decided Trees 6 docs

• 14 Wilden Road Renhold Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0JP

  22/02449/FUL Submitted 8 Nov 2022 412m away

  Two storey front extension

  Refused Full applications Extension 17 docs

• Elmleigh 18 Wilden Road Renhold Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0JP

  26/00453/S73 Submitted 9 Mar 2026 412m away

  Erection of a single storey front extension, raising of bungalow roof and installation of dormer windows and roof lights to facilitate loft conversion and associated works including alteration to driveway and external alterations (Revised scheme, development already commenced), including variation of approved plans condition 1 attached to 25/01289/S73A to allow for amendments to vehicle access arrangement.

  Granted Amendments Extension Loft or dormer +1 11 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
• 26/01639/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
• 26/01490/LDP Decided

  67 High Street Clapham Bedford MK41 6AG

  Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Removal of existing garage door and installation of infill wall and window to facilitate conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation.)

  3 Aug 2026 Lawful development