Land to rear of 1 and 2 Ransom Court and 19 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/00110/LDCE - Lawful Development Cert - Existing Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Change of use of land to residential garden land Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jan 2026
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Validated
26 Jan 2026
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Approved
20 Mar 2026

Approved on 20 Mar 2026 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Henlow built-up area; 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

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Important details

Council
Central Bedfordshire
Application type
Lawful Development Cert - Existing
Postcode
SG16 6BL
Received
14 Jan 2026
Validated
26 Jan 2026
Parish
Henlow
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Mar 2026
Decision
Lawful Dev - Existing - Granted Conditions or Reasons: There are no conditions Informative Notes: There are no informative notes
Decision date
20 Mar 2026
Agent
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Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
26 Jan 2026
Comments by
19 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
26 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

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Nearby activity

2025 Approved
19 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Creation of a natural pond 12m x 6m
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2025 Approved
57 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Single storey side extension
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2025 Approved
56 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Erection of a two storey side extension, single storey front extension, part single and t…
CB/25/01344/FULL
2023 Approved
48 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Discharge of Conditions 2,3,4 against planning permission CB/21/04916/full (demolition of…
CB/23/00009/DOC
2021 Approved
48 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Demolition of existing structures and erection of two semi detached dwellings.
CB/21/04916/FULL
2021 Approved
57 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Single storey rear extension
CB/21/03222/FULL
2021 Approved
19 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Garage conversion
CB/21/02746/FULL
2020 Approved
61 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Loft conversion with two Juliet balconies to the rear & front porch extension
CB/20/03703/FULL
2020 Withdrawn
43 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Part single & part two storey rear and side extensions, rebuild of garage and associated…
CB/20/02132/FULL
2019 Approved
48 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Brownfield site to be converted to a residential dwelling
CB/19/03946/FULL
2018 Refused
Land to rear of 25-33 Clifton Road and 1-2 Ransom Court, Henlow
Outline Planning Application - Outline application for one dwelling.
CB/18/01677/OUT
2019 Approved
71 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Variation of Condition 3 on planning application CB/18/02818/FULL dated 25.09.18. Vary to…
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2018 Approved
2 Ransom Court, Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Single Storey Rear Extension.
CB/18/03429/FULL
2018 Approved
1 Ransom Court, Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Single Storey Rear Extension.
CB/18/03428/FULL
2018 Approved
25 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer.
CB/18/02821/FULL
2018 Approved
71 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Proposed loft conversion, including 2 no. dormer windows, and roof enlargement. Replaceme…
CB/18/02818/FULL
2018 Approved
51 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Replacement of plant room with garden room extension
CB/18/02127/FULL
2018 Withdrawn
51 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Prior Notification of Householder Extension: single storey rear extension 5.7m beyond the…
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2017 Approved
69 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed demolition of existing single storey ground floor…
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2016 Approved
71 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Proposed loft conversion and roof enlargement
CB/16/03777/FULL
2016 Approved
52 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Minor amendment to residential development of 8no dwellings with car ports and associated…
CB/16/01553/FULL
2016 Approved
71 Clifton Road, Henlow, SG16 6BL
Proposed loft conversion and re-roofing
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Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#88 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings