Planning application
Lynch House, The Lynch, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3QZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Listed Building ground floor relocation of door and widening of door between kitchen and service lobby with the removal of first floor partition to form a single room
As published by the council, reference CB/26/02566/LB
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/02566/LB
- Type
- Listed Building
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Parish
- Kensworth
- Postcode
- LU6 3QZ
Comment by 28 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
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17 Aug 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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8 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 November 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
17 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 98 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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