CB/23/00570/LDCP

1. 17 Feb 2023

   Received by Central Bedfordshire

2. 20 Feb 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Lawful Dev - Proposed - Granted

4. 28 Jul 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

• CB/25/03116/DOC Awaiting decision

  Shefford Lower School, School Lane, Shefford, SG17 5XA

  Discharge of Condition 6 against planning permission ref. CB/24/00564/REG3 (Erection of a modular building for additional SEN provisional use, including classrooms with circulation and sensory space, with necessary welfare facilities, toilets and staff room)

  1 Oct 2025 72m away Conditions
• CB/25/03032/VOC Awaiting decision

  Shefford Lower School, School Lane, Shefford, SG17 5XA

  Variation of condition number 10 of planning permission CB/24/00564/REG3 (Erection of a modular building for additional SEND provisional use, including classrooms with circulation and sensory space, with necessary welfare facilities, toilets and staff room) Variation sought for amendment of pedestrian pathway into the site and reduction of access into the site from 4.8m to 4.5m

  24 Sep 2025 72m away Amendments
• CB/26/02000/LDCP Awaiting decision

  5 Faraday Corner, Shefford, SG17 5ZG

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Loft conversion, rooflights to the rear roof slopes, the formation of a new internal staircase connecting the first floor to the loft level. The proposal also includes the installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the front roof

  23 Jun 2026 126m away Lawful development
• CB/26/01883/FULL Awaiting decision

  128 Ampthill Road, Shefford, SG17 5BH

  Addition of doors to enclosed car port (retrospective)

  12 Jun 2026 229m away Full applications

• CB/26/02039/LDCP Granted

  5 Crossway, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ND

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Creation of a detached outbuilding

  26 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• CB/25/03757/LDCE Granted

  Cowbridge Farm, Bridle Way, Toddington, Dunstable, LU5 6HS

  Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Use of the buildings for purposes incidental to residential occupation including the keeping and storage of avian for more than 10 years

  25 Nov 2025 Lawful development
• CB/25/03913/LDCE Granted

  36 Drove Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8HD

  Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Lawful commencement of works approved under planning permission ref: CB/23/00238/FULL (Erection of 3 No. Dwellings. Demolition of single storey side and rear extension to existing dwelling).

  10 Dec 2025 Lawful development
• CB/26/01347/LDCP Refused

  Fieldfare Pastures, Ampthill Road, Silsoe MK45 4HB

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Stationing of up to 5 containers for shelter and storage of machinery and equipment for agricultural/horticultural purposes in association with the use of land (non material change of use of land)

  28 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• CB/26/01788/LDCP Granted

  45 Stotfold Road, Arlesey, SG15 6XL

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Loft conversion, hip-to-gable extension, rear facing flat roof dormer with windows and front rooflights

  4 Jun 2026 Lawful development