Planning application
5 Commerce Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4RW
Works: Roofing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate Existing. The replacement of the office door, concertina sliding loading doors, roof covering and security gates
As published by the council, reference CB/26/01426/LDCE
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/01426/LDCE
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert - Existing
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Parish
- Leighton-Linslade
- Postcode
- LU7 4RW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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13 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Sep 2026
Status changed to Pending
Previously Registered.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Central Bedfordshire took a median of 71 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Central Bedfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Central Bedfordshire decided lawful development applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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