Planning application
Hyde Sewage Treatment Works, Lower Harpenden Road, Hyde, Luton, LU1 3TR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Continued use of two metal storage units (Unit 1 and 2) and one temporary tanked portaloo. 2.4m palisade fencing with a manual gate accessed from Lower Harpenden Road
As published by the council, reference CB/26/00850/LDCE
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/00850/LDCE
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert - Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lawful Dev - Existing - Granted
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Parish
- Hyde
- Decision by
- Officer Delegated
- Postcode
- LU1 3TR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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CB/26/00846/FULL Granted
Hyde Sewage Treatment Works, Lower Harpenden Road, Hyde, Luton, LU1 3TR
Retrospective permission for the erection of Unit 3 (welfare facility), Unit 4 (drying room) and Unit 5 (storage unit).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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15 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Lawful Dev - Existing - Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 13 August 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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