5 Commerce Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4RW Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/01426/LDCE - Lawful Development Cert - Existing Approved
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate Existing. The replacement of the office door, concertina sliding loading doors, roof covering and security gates Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 May 2026
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Validated
13 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Inside the Leighton Buzzard built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1637 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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. 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.

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Important details

Council
Central Bedfordshire
Application type
Lawful Development Cert - Existing
Postcode
LU7 4RW
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Parish
Leighton-Linslade
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Lawful Dev - Existing - Granted Conditions or Reasons: There are no conditions Informative Notes: There are no informative notes
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Agent
Ellie Drozdowska

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
13 Jul 2026
Comments by
17 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
2 Commerce Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4RW
Increase height of existing building, replace roof and alteration to doors.
CB/24/03646/FULL
2023 Approved
1 Commerce Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4RW
Prior Approval of the Installation or replacement of other Solar Photovoltaics Equipment…
CB/23/02940/PASP
2023 Approved
Unit 16, Ascent Logistics Park South, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4RW
Advertisement: 4 external (illuminated) signs on the West and South elevations.
CB/23/01999/ADV
2022 Approved
9 Commerce Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4RW
Two storey rear extension
CB/22/04587/FULL
2022 Approved
Unit 19, Ascent Logistics Park, Fraserfields Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4RW
Retrospective installation of additional external condenser unit and formation and instal…
CB/22/02275/FULL
2022 Approved
19 Ascent Logistics Park Fraserfield Way Leighton Buzzard LU7 4RW
Discharge of Condition 2 against planning permission CB/20/03367/RM (Following otline app…
CB/22/01062/DOC
2019 Approved
2 Commerce Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4RW
New roof over existing unit
CB/19/02641/FULL
2018 Approved
Infinity House, 11 Commerce Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4RW
Remove the brick constructed warehouse flank wall on the south side (Road facing) of the…
CB/18/01480/FULL
2016 Approved
9 Commerce Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4RW
Non Material Amendment sought to planning permission CB/15/03497/Full - Reduction is two…
CB/16/02391/NMA
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
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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