4A Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DJ
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Change of Use from Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to Use Class (C4 small HMO)
- Received
- 19 August 2026
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedSubmitted19 Aug
- ValidatedValidated19 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a change of use at 4A Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DJ. Central Bedfordshire has handled 53 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 32 days. It was submitted on 19 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,255 applications in total for the LU5 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Central Bedfordshire
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202613 May
Outbuilding conversion to annexe with two rooflights
PendingFull ApplicationCB/26/01526/FULL - 202526 Nov
Hip to gable on roof and widening of rear dormer with roof lights on front roof slope
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/25/03768/FULL - 202524 Nov
Prior Approval of Householder Extension: Single storey rear extension, 5.00m beyond the rear wall of the…
ApprovedGPD - Larger ExtensionsCB/25/03751/GPDE
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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