Red Cow Farm House, Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JP

CB/23/03448/FULLFull ApplicationPending Decision

Full

Proposal

Revised scheme: Demolition of existing outbuildings whilst retaining the existing dwelling. Erection of 26 dwellings with access road and sewers.

Received: 26 October 2023
Target decision date: 29 January 2024
Council: Central Bedfordshire Council

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

ReceivedSubmitted26 Oct
ValidatedValidated30 Oct
Consult.Consultation12 Jun
TargetTarget Date29 Jan
DecidedDecided

8 weeks typical decision time in Central Bedfordshire82% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at Red Cow Farm House, Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JP. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,604 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 60 days. It was submitted on 26 October 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 1,255 applications in total for the LU5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

CB/23/03448/FULL

Address

Red Cow Farm House, Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JP

Postcode

LU5 6JP

Local Authority

Central Bedfordshire

Application Type

Full Application

Scale / Size

Large

Number of Dwellings

Decision Status

Undecided

Current Status

Pending

Parish

Houghton Regis

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address

1A King Edward Road Bedford MK41 9SF

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

26 October 2023

Consultation Expiry

12 June 2025

Target Decision Date

29 January 2024

Date Validated

30 October 2023

Date Submitted

26 October 2023

Consultation Start

30 October 2023

Consultation End

12 June 2025

Planning Decision

Statutory Period

91 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents

134

Coordinates

51.911057, -0.528129

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Central Bedfordshire

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Associated applications

Planning history at this site

3 other applications at this property, newest first.

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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