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26/01490/LDP - Cert of Lawful Development (proposed) D Refused

Proposal

Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Removal of existing garage door and installation of infill wall and window to facilitate conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
7 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 7 Aug 2026 · Certificate of lawfulness · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 162 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Clapham (Bedford) built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 3

Last sold for £550,000 in April 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.

5 April 2024£550,000
17 March 2000£80,000
23 October 1998£76,000

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

Building

Floor area169 m² (1,819 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (69 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2023, 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
MK41 6AG
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Clapham & Oakley
Parish
Clapham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Certificate Refused
Decision date
7 Aug 2026
Decision level
Certificate of lawfulness
Applicant
Show
Agent
D.Chandler Architectural Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 4 days from validation, 50 days faster than Bedford's median of 54 for extensions. Refused, as 15% 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 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15125530
Planning Portal ref
PP-15125530
Env. assessment
No
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

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.