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4A Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DJ

Awaiting decision Central Bedfordshire CB/26/02407/LDCP Lawful Development Cert - Proposed

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Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate Proposed. Change of Use from Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to Use Class (C4 small HMO)

As published by the council, reference CB/26/02407/LDCP

Application record

Reference
CB/26/02407/LDCP
Type
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Status
Registered
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Parish
Houghton Regis
Postcode
LU5 5DJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • CB/26/01526/FULL Granted

    4A Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DJ

    Outbuilding conversion to annexe with two rooflights

    Decided 14 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • CB/25/03768/FULL Granted

    4A Bedford Road, Houghton Regis Dunstable LU5 5DJ

    Hip to gable on roof and widening of rear dormer with roof lights on front roof slope

    Decided 17 Apr 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jul 2026

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 19 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 October 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

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What 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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