Grange Academy Halsey Road Kempston Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 8AU Data via plota.co.uk

26/01701/LDE - Cert of Lawful Use and Dev (existing) Awaiting decision

Proposal

Certificate to confirm that Grange Academy Farm is an extension of the school's theraputic and educational provision under use class F1a, including the associated buildings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Oct 2026 and 30 Oct 2026, from Bedford's recent lawful development certificates.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Kempston built-up area; Priority habitat 43 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
MK42 8AU
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Kempston North
Parish
Kempston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Bedford usually decides lawful development certificates by day 45.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
54decided in the last year

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.

40 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15203198
Neighbours
9 Sept 2026
Consultation
9 Sept 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