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Houghton Conquest Lower School, High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LL

Granted Central Bedfordshire CB/26/01661/LDCP Lawful Development Cert - Proposed

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.

  • 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.

    Submitted 16 Jul 2026 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 May 2026

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 15 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Lawful Dev - Proposed - Granted

  4. 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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What 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Houghton Conquest Lower School, High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LL

    CB/26/02251/REG3 Submitted 16 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    82% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep

    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.

    Awaiting decision Other 57 docs
    Small domestic
  • 26 High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LL

    CB/23/00567/FULL Submitted 17 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing rear/side extension and conservatory and construction of two storey side/rear extension

    Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 13 docs
  • Land at Chapel End Road, Houghton Conquest MK45 3LL

    CB/22/00304/NMA Submitted 26 Jan 2022 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/18/03395/FULL (Erection of 37 dwellings and associated development) amendment sought Deletion of footpath link and reinstatement of hedgerow landscaping together with grass verge.

    Withdrawn Amendments Trees 6 docs
    Major scheme
  • 11 Almers Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LG

    CB/26/02377/LDCP Submitted 29 Jul 2026 100 yards away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~16 Oct

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: outbuilding conversion to a habitable space complete with shower room

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 4 docs
  • 4 Almers Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LG

    CB/22/04571/FULL Submitted 25 Nov 2022 100 yards away

    Single storey side extension.

    Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
    Small domestic
  • Land at 9 Albert Place, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LJ

    CB/19/03570/FULL Submitted 23 Oct 2019 100 yards away

    Erection of Dwelling

    Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling 11 docs
    Domestic

In Central Bedfordshire

  • 38 Allen Close, Dunstable, LU5 4DG

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed for single storey rear extension with roof lights

    Received 20 Jul, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 1 Tavistock Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2RN

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Part conversion of the double garage for incidental use.

    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 7 Deacon Mews, Marston Moreteyne, Bedford, MK43 0AQ

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed. Loft conversion with rooflights to front elevation and rear elevation flat roof dormer

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 6 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • Church View Farm, New Road, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2BG

    Lawful Development Certificate Existing: The continued siting of the log cabin in breach of Condition 1 of permission CB/12/03614/FULL

    Received 4 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 32 Churchfield Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5HL

    Lawful Development Proposed, single storey rear extension

    Received 21 Jul, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Lawful development