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CB/26/03115/LDCP - Lawful Development Cert - Proposed Registered
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate Proposed. Single storey rear extension with rooflights Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Oct 2026
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Validated
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Dec 2026, from Central Bedfordshire's recent extensions.

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 529 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; SSSI about 482 m away: Nares Gladley Marsh SSSI; Inside the Leighton Buzzard built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 21 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Building

Floor area158 m² (1,701 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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8 Sept 2026Pending

33 Heath Court, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3JR

Single storey rear extension with rooflight

CB/26/02780/FULL

Important details

Council
Central Bedfordshire
Application type
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Postcode
LU7 3HL
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Parish
Leighton-Linslade
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Central Bedfordshire usually decides extensions by day 54.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
100%go to committee

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Central Bedfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Central Bedfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
14 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
1 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Loft Conversion with roof lights
CB/25/02108/LDCP
2025 Approved
14 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Single storey side extension and Internal alterations
CB/25/00009/FULL
2023 Approved
17 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Discharge of Condition 3 against planning permission CB/22/04154/FULL (Single storey side…
CB/23/00811/DOC
2022 Approved
17 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Single storey side/rear extension
CB/22/04154/FULL
2022 Approved
21 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Discharge of Condition 5 against planning permission CB/21/03076/FULL (Two storey front e…
CB/22/00192/DOC
2021 Approved
21 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/21/03076/FULL - (Two storey front extens…
CB/21/04887/NMA
2021 Approved
21 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed:- Conversion of existing loft void for habitable…
CB/21/04885/LDCP
2021 Approved
10 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Single storey rear extension
CB/21/03916/LDCP
2021 Approved
21 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Two storey front extension, demolition of detached garage construction of single storey a…
CB/21/03076/FULL
2020 Approved
15 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Single storey rear extension.
CB/20/04451/FULL
2020 Approved
9 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Double storey front extension
CB/20/03314/FULL
2020 Approved
3 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Single storey rear extension
CB/20/03164/FULL
2019 Approved
5 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Non-Material Amendment: To planning permission CB/17/00203/FULL - Two storey front extens…
CB/19/01590/NMA
2017 Approved
4 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Two storey side extension
CB/17/00551/FULL
2017 Approved
5 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Two storey front extension and internal alterations
CB/17/00203/FULL
2016 Approved
14 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
First floor side and part rear extension
CB/16/03012/FULL
2016 Withdrawn
14 The Heath, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3HL
Two storey side and front and part first floor front extension to dwelling
CB/16/01195/FULL
Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#88 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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.