66 High Street Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3ED Data via plota.co.uk

26/00202/LDP - Cert of Lawful Development (proposed) D Refused
Change of use

Proposal

Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Change of Use of existing dwelling as a small C2 class children's care home for 3 residents). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
24 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 24 Apr 2026 · Certificate of lawfulness · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Roxton conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
National infrastructure project 390 m away: A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Road Improvement scheme
The site is 390 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements (at pre-application, 648 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 51, High Street, Grade II, 39 m away · 1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 8 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Roxton 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 2

Last sold for £210,000 in September 2006. Semi-detached house, freehold.

29 September 2006£210,000
29 March 2000£76,000

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

Building

Floor area187 m² (2,013 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (68 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 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
MK44 3ED
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Ward
Wyboston
Parish
Roxton
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Apr 2026
Decision
Certificate Refused
Decision date
24 Apr 2026
Decision level
Certificate of lawfulness
Applicant
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Agent
Acorn Planning Ltd - Mr N Boughey

How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 6 days slower than Bedford's median of 73 for changes of use. Refused, as 34% of changes of use here are.

39%decided within 8 weeks
66%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 14 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14677379
Planning Portal ref
PP-14677379
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Two storey and first floor side extension and canopy to front
19/00938/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
3 Southfields Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3EX
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2025 Approved
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25/02273/TELLN
2025 Approved
60 High Street Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3ED
A. Laurel - Fell. B. Willow - Reduce crown height by approx 90cm. C. Leyland/Cypress - To…
25/00420/TCA
2024 Approved
Hill Farmhouse 51 High Street Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3ED
G1 - Group of Prunus to be reduced by up to 2m all over due to the size and proximity to…
24/00100/TCA
2023 Approved
The Chequers High Street Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3ED
T1 - Eucalyptus - Reduce the regrowth in height by approx 3m to shape a new crown followi…
23/00780/TCA
2021 Approved
3 Southfields Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3EX
Remove and replace hanging tiles to front elevation
21/00915/FUL
2021 Approved
58 High Street Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3ED
Erection of 1.2m high post and rail fencing and 1.36m high 5 bar gate
21/00631/FUL
2021 Approved
1 Southfields Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3EX
First floor extension to rear of house, on top of existing single storey extension.
21/00587/FUL
2020 Approved
68 High Street Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3ED
T1- Birch to be felled to ground level.
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2020 Approved
The Chequers High Street Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3ED
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2020 Approved
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20/01352/TPO
2020 Approved
Land Adjacent To 72 High Street Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3ED
T.1 Horse chestnut tree - lightly reduce the tree 1-2 m on the top of the canopy reduce t…
20/00866/TCA
2019 Approved
The Chequers High Street Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3ED
T1 - Eucalyptus - Pollard to approximately 6m from ground level.
19/02018/TCA
2019 Approved
58 High Street Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3ED
T1,2,3, and 4 Leyland Cypress - Remove to ground level
19/01978/TCA
2019 Approved
58 High Street Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3ED
T1 - Conifer - remove to ground level
19/00691/TCA
2018 Approved
Hill Farmhouse 51 High Street Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3ED
T541-Hawthorn (by small gate) - Prune away from telephone cable. T544 - Weeping Willow…
18/02371/TCA
2017 Approved
5 Southfields Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3EX
Re-roofing and raising ridge height to provide second floor living space and new pitched…
17/03077/FUL
2017 Approved
1 Southfields Roxton Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3EX
T1 - T3 inclusive - Pines. retain these trees reduce height - see photoT4 Corsican Pine…
17/02514/TCA
2016 Approved
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16/00729/FUL
2016 Approved
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16/00513/LBC
2016 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Bedford
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#253 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.