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Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

CB/23/03551/RMReserved MattersPermitted

Proposal

Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/22/04525/VOC (Outline Application for residential development for up to 100 dwellings with all matters reserved, except access.) Full details of reserved matters for 76 dwellings including appearance, landscaping, scale and layout pursuant to outline consent CB/22/04525/VOC.

Received
2 November 2023
Decided
8 November 2024 · Reserved Matters- Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received2 Nov
  2. Validated3 Nov
  3. Consult.23 Oct
  4. Target2 Feb
  5. Decided8 Nov

Decided in 371 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Central Bedfordshire90% of outline applications approved

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 372 days, 47 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

Reference
CB/23/03551/RM
Address
Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ
Postcode
LU5 6JQ
Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Application Type
Reserved Matters
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
100
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Parish
Houghton Regis

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
15-17 Goldington Road Bedford MK40 3NH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
2 November 2023
Consultation Expiry
23 October 2024
Target Decision Date
2 February 2024
Date Decided
8 November 2024
Date Validated
3 November 2023
Date Submitted
2 November 2023
Consultation Start
3 November 2023
Consultation End
23 October 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Reserved Matters- Granted
Decided By
Officer Delegated
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
319
Coordinates
51.912865, -0.538193
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Central Bedfordshire

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    2 Apr

    The Non Material Amendment to planning permission ref. CB/23/03551/RM

    RefusedNon-material amendmentAmendmentCB/26/01076/NMA
  2. 2025
    19 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
  3. 2025
    19 Aug

    Discharge of Condition 8 against planning permission CB/ 23/03551/RM

    Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/25/02664/DOC
  4. 2025
    10 Jun

    Modification of Section 106 Agreement attached to planning permission: CB/19/04220/OUT

    PendingDischarge of conditionsCB/25/02000/SECM
  5. 2025
    11 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
  6. 2025
    11 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
  7. 2024
    3 Dec

    Discharge of Condition 2 against planning permission ref. CB/23/03551/RM

    Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/24/03498/DOC
  8. 2024
    25 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
  9. 2024
    11 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
  10. 2024
    8 May

    Discharge of Condition 18 against planning permission ref. CB/22/04525/VOC

    Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/24/01350/DOC
  11. 2023
    2 Nov

    Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/22/04525/VOC

    This applicationApprovedReserved mattersCB/23/03551/RM
  12. 2022
    22 Nov

    Variation of condition numbers 10,13 and 21 of planning permission CB/19/04220/OUT

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)Part ofCB/22/04525/VOC

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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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.

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