5 Mill Lane, Langford, Biggleswade, SG18 9QB Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/01599/LDCP - Lawful Development Cert - Proposed Registered

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate Proposed loft conversion, rear dormer, and windows to rear roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Sept 2026 and 26 Sept 2026, from recent lawful development certificates across the UK.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Langford (Central Bedfordshire) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Postcode
SG18 9QB
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Parish
Langford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Agent
Samuel Burton

Decision outlook

Day 41 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide lawful development certificates by day 50.

Day 4115 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
19,862decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Central Bedfordshire to go on. Central Bedfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
4 Aug 2026
Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#88 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Central Bedfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #62 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Central Bedfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #218 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #169 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #62 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #99 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
153 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
29 decided (10+ homes)
73%
Change of use approved
45 decided
1,444
Total decisions
226 refused in the year to March 2026