69 The Glebe Clapham Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 6GB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00584/LDP - Cert of Lawful Development (proposed) D Refused

Proposal

Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Single storey rear extension) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
10 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
3 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 3 Jun 2026 · Certificate of lawfulness · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Public footpath 26 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Clapham (Bedford) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1160 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; 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 listed building 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 1

Last sold for £345,000 in May 2005. Detached house, freehold.

27 May 2005£345,000New build

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

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Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Cert of Lawful Development (proposed) D
Postcode
MK41 6GB
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Ward
Clapham & Oakley
Parish
Clapham
Case officer
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Target decision
29 May 2026
Decision
Certificate Refused
Decision date
3 Jun 2026
Decision level
Certificate of lawfulness
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Refused, as 15% of extensions here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
511decided 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 13 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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