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14 How End Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JT

Awaiting decision Central Bedfordshire CB/26/02648/LDCE Lawful Development Cert - Existing

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Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate Existing. Use of land as a residential garden in association with the occupation of the main dwelling

As published by the council, reference CB/26/02648/LDCE

Application record

Reference
CB/26/02648/LDCE
Type
Lawful Development Cert - Existing
Status
Registered
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Parish
Houghton Conquest
Postcode
MK45 3JT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Aug 2026

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 26 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 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

9 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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