Planning application
Houghton Conquest Lower School, High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Erection of a classroom building.
As published by the council, reference CB/26/01661/LDCP
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/01661/LDCP
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lawful Dev - Proposed - Granted
- Received
- 26 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Jul 2026
- Parish
- Houghton Conquest
- Decision by
- Officer Delegated
- Postcode
- MK45 3LL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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CB/26/02251/REG3 Awaiting decision
Houghton Conquest Lower School, High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LL
Erection of a single storey detached building with solar panels on the roof, an Air Source Heat Pump, landscaping, a sports pitch, Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA), internal refurbishment and other associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 May 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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15 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Lawful Dev - Proposed - Granted
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 13 July 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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Houghton Conquest Lower School, High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LL
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