Planning application
5 Faraday Corner, Shefford, SG17 5ZG
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Loft conversion with insertion of four rooflights on the rear roof slope, a second storey side window on the east elevation, and installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the front roof slope.
As published by the council, reference CB/26/02000/LDCP
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/02000/LDCP
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Lawful Dev - Proposed - Granted
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 27 Aug 2026
- Parish
- Shefford
- Decision by
- Officer Delegated
- Postcode
- SG17 5ZG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 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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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Lawful Dev - Proposed - Granted
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27 Aug 2026
Status changed to Pending
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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 this grant of permission means
Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 27 August 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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