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Allowed23 September 20263364376

44 Portway , Great Denham , Bedford , MK40 4GB

Planning appeal 3364376 at 44 Portway , Great Denham , Bedford , MK40 4GB (Bedford Borough Council) was allowed on 23 September 2026 by Inspector Lo S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.

Authority
Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type
Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Lo S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded

What decided it

The proposed alterations would constitute permitted development under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes A and C, and therefore the conversion would be lawful.

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