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506 Lowther Road, Dunstable, LU6 3LJ

Awaiting decision Central Bedfordshire CB/26/02480/FULL Full Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use for the retention of the part conversion of the existing garage to a dog grooming studio with home boarding within the dwelling and day care for two dogs or three from the same household (Retrospective)

As published by the council, reference CB/26/02480/FULL

Application record

Reference
CB/26/02480/FULL
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sep 2026
Parish
Dunstable
Postcode
LU6 3LJ

Comment by 9 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Central Bedfordshire through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Aug 2026

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 1 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 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

7 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.

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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 full applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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