Planning application
CB/26/01886/LDCP
7 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5AS
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: A mobile home, with roof light, for ancillary use to the main dwelling house
As published by the council, reference CB/26/01886/LDCP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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7 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Central Bedfordshire for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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CB/21/02338/FULL Granted
96 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5AT
Two storey rear extension with pitched roof
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CB/21/02286/FULL Granted
16 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5AT
Erection of single storey side/rear extension and erection of detached outbuilding
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CB/26/01531/FULL Granted
116 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5AT
Loft conversion with rear dormer, hip to gable roof including 4 rooflights
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CB/26/00629/FULL Refused
Unit F, Townsend Farm Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5BA
Installation of an external cold storage unit and front canopy, retrospective
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CB/24/02679/FULL Granted
Unit F, Townsend Farm Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5BA
Erection of 2.4m palisade fence
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CB/24/02676/FULL Granted
37 Capron Road, Dunstable, LU5 5AG
Demolition of garage, creation of a single storey rear extension with roof Lantern and internal alterations to ground floor.
Other lawful development applications
In Central Bedfordshire
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CB/26/02039/LDCP Granted
5 Crossway, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ND
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Creation of a detached outbuilding
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CB/25/03757/LDCE Granted
Cowbridge Farm, Bridle Way, Toddington, Dunstable, LU5 6HS
Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Use of the buildings for purposes incidental to residential occupation including the keeping and storage of avian for more than 10 years
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CB/25/03913/LDCE Granted
36 Drove Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8HD
Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Lawful commencement of works approved under planning permission ref: CB/23/00238/FULL (Erection of 3 No. Dwellings. Demolition of single storey side and rear extension to existing dwelling).
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CB/26/01347/LDCP Refused
Fieldfare Pastures, Ampthill Road, Silsoe MK45 4HB
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Stationing of up to 5 containers for shelter and storage of machinery and equipment for agricultural/horticultural purposes in association with the use of land (non material change of use of land)
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CB/26/01788/LDCP Granted
45 Stotfold Road, Arlesey, SG15 6XL
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Loft conversion, hip-to-gable extension, rear facing flat roof dormer with windows and front rooflights