Great Barford Lodge Roxton Road Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3LN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00979/LDP - Cert of Lawful Development (proposed) D Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Erection of single storey rear extension and a carport / garage / store outbuilding, replacement windows and porous hardstanding). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Certificate of lawfulness · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Great Barford Hill conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Gate Piers and Gate to Barford House, Grade II, 33 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project 795 m away: A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Road Improvement scheme
The site is 795 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements (at pre-application, 1956 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Priority habitat 10 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £293,000 in December 2024. Detached house, freehold.

11 December 2024£293,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
29 October 2002£190,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area79 m² (850 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (4 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Cert of Lawful Development (proposed) D
Postcode
MK44 3LN
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
Great Barford
Parish
Great Barford
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Certificate Approved
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Certificate of lawfulness
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
508decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14958193
Planning Portal ref
PP-14958193
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Great Barford House Roxton Road Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3LN
T1 - Dead Pine - Fell to ground level. T2 - Beech - Remove major deadwood only. T3 - Dead…
25/02285/TPO
2019 Approved
Great Barford House Roxton Road Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3LN
Ash, Beech, Elm, Hazel and Sycamore.- Fell to ground level trees that are dead, dying or…
19/02747/TCA
2017 Approved
Great Barford House Roxton Road Great Barford MK44 3LN
16/02588/LBC - Condition 3 - Sample Masonry (convert the double garage into a artist stud…
17/02760/AOC
2017 Approved
Great Barford House Roxton Road Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3LN
16/02588/LBC - Condition 2 - Windows/Doors/Rooflights (Convert the double garage into a a…
17/00962/AOC
2017 Approved
Great Barford House Roxton Road Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3LN
16/02588/LBC - Condition 4 - Underpinning (Convert the double garage into a artist studio…
17/00969/AOC
2016 Approved
Great Barford House Roxton Road Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3LN
Convert the double garage into a artist studio/rehearsal space with additional accommodat…
16/02588/LBC
2016 Approved
Great Barford House Roxton Road Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3LN
Works to various trees - including felling
16/02064/TPO
2016 Approved
Great Barford House Roxton Road Great Barford Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3LN
Various works to listed building, to include re-roofing, repair to windows and re-pointing
16/00743/LBC
Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bedford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #201 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bedford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #259 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #239 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #201 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #233 of 296
52%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
69%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
67%
Change of use approved
57 decided
993
Total decisions
203 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.