12 Ashburnham Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1DS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01193/LDE - Cert of Lawful Use and Dev (existing) Awaiting decision

Proposal

Certificate to confirm lawful existing use as 8 bedroom HMO in excess of 10 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Consultation
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 27 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 5

Air quality management area: Bedford Town Centre AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 43 m away: Bedford; Heritage at risk 43 m away: Bedford; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Bedford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Bedford
Application type
Cert of Lawful Use and Dev (existing)
Postcode
MK40 1DS
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Greyfriars
Parish
Bedford Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Enodia Planning Limited - Mr N Stafford

Public comments

No public comments yet.

17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15032531
Neighbours
17 Jul 2026
Consultation
17 Jul 2026
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