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Grange Stud Farm, Flitwick Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2NY

CB/24/01072/FULLFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Proposal

Demolition of existing stables, barns, hardstanding & menage and the erection of three new dwellings

Received
12 April 2024
Decided
19 July 2024 · Full Application - Refused
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received12 Apr
  2. Validated1 May
  3. Consult.19 Jul
  4. Target26 Jun
  5. Decided19 Jul

Decided in 79 days (council typically 56)

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

This is a full planning application for demolition at Grange Stud Farm, Flitwick Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2NY. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,604 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 60 days. This one was decided in 98 days, 5 weeks longer than Central Bedfordshire's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,632 applications in total for the MK45 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
CB/24/01072/FULL
Address
Grange Stud Farm, Flitwick Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2NY
Postcode
MK45 2NY
Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Large
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Appeal Decided
Parish
Ampthill

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Holmes House 4 Pear Place London SE1 8BT

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
12 April 2024
Consultation Expiry
19 July 2024
Target Decision Date
26 June 2024
Date Decided
19 July 2024
Date Validated
1 May 2024
Date Submitted
12 April 2024
Consultation Start
1 May 2024
Consultation End
19 July 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Full Application - Refused
Decided By
Officer Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Appeal Date
1 October 2024
Appeal Result
Allowed with Conditions
Appeal Decision Date
15 April 2025

Additional Information

Documents
120
Coordinates
52.020510, -0.499623
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3350233
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 15 April 2025Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal
Green Belt

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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