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5 Bernard Close, Dunstable, LU5 4HL

CB/26/02496/FULLMinor Dwellings1-9 /area less than 0.5haPending Decision

Proposal

Demolition of the garage, erection of a detached dwelling and garage

Received
26 August 2026
Target decision date
21 October 2026
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received26 Aug
  2. Validated26 Aug
  3. Consult.7 Oct
  4. Target21 Oct
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Central Bedfordshire44% of minor dwellings1-9 /area less than 0.5ha applications approved

This is a planning application for demolition at 5 Bernard Close, Dunstable, LU5 4HL. Central Bedfordshire has handled 34 applications of this type and approves 44% of them, typically deciding them in 30 days. It was submitted on 26 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,255 applications in total for the LU5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
CB/26/02496/FULL
Address
5 Bernard Close, Dunstable, LU5 4HL
Postcode
LU5 4HL
Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Application Type
Minor Dwellings1-9 /area less than 0.5ha
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Registered
Parish
Dunstable

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
12 August 2026
Target Decision Date
21 October 2026
Date Validated
26 August 2026
Date Submitted
26 August 2026
Consultation End
7 October 2026

Planning Decision

Case Officer
Nicholas Palmer-Harding

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.887573, -0.515605
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Central Bedfordshire

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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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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