5 Park Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 2JY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Installation of 12 solar panels) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Certificate of lawfulness · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Site constraints 6
Checked on 3 October 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £575,000 in June 2023. Semi-detached house, freehold.
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
- MK40 2JY
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Aug 2026
- Ward
- De Parys
- Parish
- Bedford Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Certificate Approved
- Decision date
- 18 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Certificate of lawfulness
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 46 days from validation, 4 days faster than Bedford's median of 50 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 64% of lawful development certificates here are.
Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Bedford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bedford decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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