Planning application
4A Bedford Road, Houghton Regis Dunstable LU5 5DJ
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Hip to gable on roof and widening of rear dormer with roof lights on front roof slope
As published by the council, reference CB/25/03768/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- CB/25/03768/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Full Application - Granted
- Received
- 26 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 15 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 17 Apr 2026
- Parish
- Houghton Regis
- Decision by
- Officer Delegated
- Postcode
- LU5 5DJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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CB/26/02407/LDCP Awaiting decision
4A Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DJ
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed. Change of Use from Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to Use Class (C4 small HMO)
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CB/26/01526/FULL Granted
4A Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DJ
Outbuilding conversion to annexe with two rooflights
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Nov 2025
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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15 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Full Application - Granted
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 17 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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