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Puddlehill (Former All Saints Vicarage), Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DJ

CB/17/02942/REG3Regulation 3Permitted

Proposal

Refurbishment and extension of existing detached property (the former Vicarage) to provide accommodation in the form of 5 nos individual bedrooms in the original house and 8 nos studios in the new extension, including ancillary spaces such as office, laundry, shower rooms, communal areas and parking in order to provide supported accommodation and service hub for the vulnerable members of our communities

Received
31 May 2017
Decided
8 November 2017 · Regulation 3 - Granted
Decision level
Planning committee
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received31 May
  2. Validated31 May
  3. Consult.7 Nov
  4. Target26 Jul
  5. Decided8 Nov

Decided in 161 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Central Bedfordshire94% of other applications approved

This is a planning application for an extension at Puddlehill (Former All Saints Vicarage), Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DJ. Central Bedfordshire has handled 299 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 51 days. This one was decided in 161 days, 16 weeks longer than Central Bedfordshire's median. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,255 applications in total for the LU5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
CB/17/02942/REG3
Address
Puddlehill (Former All Saints Vicarage), Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DJ
Postcode
LU5 5DJ
Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Application Type
Regulation 3
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Parish
Houghton Regis

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Suite 7 Davey House 31 St Neots Road Eaton Ford St Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 7BA

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
31 May 2017
Consultation Expiry
7 November 2017
Target Decision Date
26 July 2017
Date Decided
8 November 2017
Date Validated
31 May 2017
Date Submitted
31 May 2017
Consultation Start
31 May 2017
Consultation End
7 November 2017
Decision Issued
9 November 2017

Planning Decision

Decision
Regulation 3 - Granted
Decided By
Development Management Committee
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.905582, -0.522512
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Central Bedfordshire

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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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© 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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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