Planning application
CB/25/03913/LDCE
36 Drove Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8HD
Proposal
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).
As published by the council, reference CB/25/03913/LDCE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2025
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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14 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Lawful Dev - Existing - Granted
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
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.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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CB/26/01690/FULL Granted
62 Drove Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8HD
Construction of dropped kerb, and hardstanding with drainage channel to front
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CB/23/00003/DOC Decided
Land off Drove Road Adj to 1A Drove Road, Biggleswade, Beds SG18 8HD
Discharge of Conditions 6,8,9,11,12,13 and 21 against planning permission CB/22/00575/FULL (Erection of 5 dwellings with associated car park, access road and amenity space and proposed stopping up of the highway)
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CB/21/01631/FULL Granted
3 Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JH
Proposed single storey rear/side extension, front porch extension, replacement front dormers, new rear dormer, replacement doors and windows throughout, Rendering externally to whole property
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CB/26/01447/FULL Granted
44 London Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8EB
New parapet wall, and replacement clear pitch roof to flat roof on conservatory, with roof lights
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CB/21/02629/FULL Granted
5 London Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8ED
Conversion of outbuilding to habitable room with new dualpitched roof
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CB/21/02337/FULL Granted
8 Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JD
Single storey rear extension (part retrospective)
Other lawful development applications
In Central Bedfordshire
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CB/26/02039/LDCP Granted
5 Crossway, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ND
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Creation of a detached outbuilding
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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
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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)
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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
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CB/26/01542/LDCP Granted
8 Grange Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PA
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Extension to the roof space (hip to gable) with a rear dormer and front roof lights