Lark Rise Lower School, Cartmel Drive, Dunstable, LU6 3PT

1. 9 Apr 2021

   Received by Central Bedfordshire

2. 15 Apr 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Aug 2021

   Decision issued: Lawful Dev - Existing - Granted

4. 7 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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

• 23 Cartmel Drive, Dunstable, LU6 3PT

  CB/24/02746/FULL Submitted 19 Sep 2024 0m away

  Single storey part front, part side and rear extensions, with part conversion and pitched roof over existing garage

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 33 Staveley Road, Dunstable, LU6 3QQ

  CB/26/01980/FULL Submitted 22 Jun 2026 256m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

  Garage conversion, with insertion of a front window and increased roof height

  Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 14 docs

• 9 Staveley Road, Dunstable, LU6 3QQ

  CB/23/00327/GPDE Submitted 30 Jan 2023 256m away

  Prior Notification of Householder Extension: Single storey rear extension, 4.5m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height of 2.9m & 2.5m to the eaves

  Decided Outline Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 11 Staveley Road, Dunstable, LU6 3QQ

  CB/26/01899/FULL Submitted 15 Jun 2026 256m away

  Loft conversion with front and rear dormers.

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer 11 docs

• 62 Borrowdale Avenue, Dunstable, LU6 3PQ

  CB/21/03064/FULL Submitted 30 Jun 2021 342m away

  Erection of two storey side and first floor rear extensions

  Granted Full applications Extension 16 docs

• 26 Mardale Avenue, Dunstable, LU6 3PA

  CB/26/01682/LDCE Submitted 27 May 2026 364m away

  Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Siting of a caravan in accordance with the caravan act

  Refused Lawful development 8 docs

• CB/26/02135/LDCP Granted

  9 Wiffen Close, Barton-le-Clay, Bedford, MK45 4FR

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Dormer loft conversion with front facing rooflights.

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• CB/26/02106/LDCP Granted

  4 Linden Close, Dunstable, LU5 4PF

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Erection of a single storey detached outbuilding

  2 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• CB/26/01776/LDCP Refused

  Two Waters, Park Road, Toddington, Dunstable, LU5 6AB

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Insertion of a rear facing dormer

  3 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• CB/26/02000/LDCP Granted

  5 Faraday Corner, Shefford, SG17 5ZG

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Loft conversion with insertion of four rooflights on the rear roof slope, a second storey side window on the east elevation, and installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the front roof slope.

  23 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• CB/26/01657/LDCP Granted

  35 Chase Close, Arlesey, SG15 6UU

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Garage Conversion annd erection of rear and side extensions.

  26 May 2026 Lawful development