32 Linwood Grove, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4RP

1. 10 Aug 2026

   Received by Central Bedfordshire

2. 11 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 28 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 6 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 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 34 Linwood Grove, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4RP

  CB/19/03793/FULL Submitted 8 Nov 2019 0m away

  Garage conversion and single storey front extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 18 Linwood Grove, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4RP

  CB/21/02843/FULL Submitted 16 Jun 2021 0m away

  First floor side extension and garage conversion, and alterations to front porch/garage roof.

  Granted Full applications Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 The Maltings, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4BS

  CB/21/03308/FULL Submitted 16 Jul 2021 111m away

  Erection of single storey side extension at rear of garage. Repositioning of section of side garden wall and provision of additional parking space to frontage

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Stonhill, 52 Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TH

  CB/21/02486/FULL Submitted 28 May 2021 206m away

  Installation of wooden automated gates.

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• 34 Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TH

  CB/24/02831/FULL Submitted 30 Sep 2024 206m away

  Widen existing dropped kerb (classified road)

  Granted Full applications 8 docs

• 52 Harrow Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4UQ

  CB/26/01203/FULL Submitted 15 Apr 2026 257m away

  Erection of a single storey rear extension, with roof lights, removal of shed

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 13 docs
  Small domestic

• CB/26/02135/LDCP Granted

  9 Wiffen Close, Barton-le-Clay, Bedford, MK45 4FR

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Dormer loft conversion with front facing rooflights.

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• CB/26/02106/LDCP Granted

  4 Linden Close, Dunstable, LU5 4PF

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Erection of a single storey detached outbuilding

  2 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• CB/26/01776/LDCP Refused

  Two Waters, Park Road, Toddington, Dunstable, LU5 6AB

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Insertion of a rear facing dormer

  3 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• CB/26/02000/LDCP Granted

  5 Faraday Corner, Shefford, SG17 5ZG

  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.

  23 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• CB/26/01657/LDCP Granted

  35 Chase Close, Arlesey, SG15 6UU

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Garage Conversion annd erection of rear and side extensions.

  26 May 2026 Lawful development