Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ
Proposal
Outline: Residential development for up to 100 dwellings with all other matters except access reserved.
- Received
- 24 August 2017
- Decided
- 20 July 2018 · Outline Application - Refused
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedSubmitted24 Aug
- ValidatedValidated3 Oct
- Consult.Consultation13 Jul
- TargetTarget Date2 Jan
- DecidedDecided20 Jul
Decided in 290 days (council typically 56)
This is an outline application at Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ. Central Bedfordshire has handled 983 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 42 days. This one was decided in 330 days, 41 weeks longer than Central Bedfordshire's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 17 other applications at this address. We hold 1,255 applications in total for the LU5 postcode area.
Application Details
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Planning Application Dates
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Publicity
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Additional Information
Source: Central Bedfordshire
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Planning history at this site
17 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202617 Jul
Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/23/03551/RM
ApprovedNon-material amendmentCB/26/02274/NMA - 20262 Apr
The Non Material Amendment to planning permission ref. CB/23/03551/RM
RefusedNon-material amendmentCB/26/01076/NMA - 202519 Aug
Discharge of Conditions 5, 6,12 and 21 against planning permission CB/22/04525/VOC
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/25/02660/DOC - 202519 Aug
Discharge of Condition 8 against planning permission CB/ 23/03551/RM
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/25/02664/DOC - 202510 Jun
Modification of Section 106 Agreement attached to planning permission: CB/19/04220/OUT
PendingDischarge of conditionsCB/25/02000/SECM - 202511 Feb
Discharge of Conditions 19 and 20 against planning permission ref. CB/22/04525/VOC
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/25/00456/DOC - 202511 Feb
Discharge of Conditions 1, 4, 9, 14, and 15 against planning permission ref. CB/23/03551/RM
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/25/00458/DOC - 20243 Dec
Discharge of Condition 2 against planning permission ref. CB/23/03551/RM
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/24/03498/DOC - 202425 Nov
Discharge of Conditions 7, 9, 14, 15 and 17 against planning permission ref. CB/22/04525/VOC
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/24/03398/DOC - 202411 Sep
Discharge of Condition 18 ( Parts 1 & 3 ) against planning permission ref. CB/22/04525/VOC
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/24/02658/DOC - 20248 May
Discharge of Condition 18 against planning permission ref. CB/22/04525/VOC
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/24/01350/DOC - 20232 Nov
Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/22/04525/VOC
ApprovedReserved mattersCB/23/03551/RM - 202318 Jan
Discharge of Condition 16 against CB/19/04220/OUT
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/23/00191/DOC - 202222 Nov
Variation of condition numbers 10,13 and 21 of planning permission CB/19/04220/OUT
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)CB/22/04525/VOC - 202217 May
Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/19/04220/OUT
RefusedNon-material amendmentCB/22/02012/NMA - 201916 Dec
Outline Application for Residential Development for up to 100 Dwellings with all matters reserved, except…
ApprovedOutline ApplicationCB/19/04220/OUT - 201616 May
Outline residential development for up to 100 dwellings with all other matters except access reserved. The…
WithdrawnOutline ApplicationCB/16/02086/OUT
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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