Planning application
5 Bernard Close, Dunstable, LU5 4HL
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
An erection of a new 2 bedroomed detached house.
As published by the council, reference CB/26/00963/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/00963/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Full Application - Refused
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jun 2026
- Parish
- Dunstable
- Decision by
- Officer Delegated
- Postcode
- LU5 4HL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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CB/26/00896/FULL Granted
5 Bernard Close, Dunstable, LU5 4HL
First floor rear extension above existing, insertion of first floor window on side elevation and demolition of existing garage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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14 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Full Application - Refused
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
32 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Central Bedfordshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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