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Wixams Parcel 3.2 - Land and Buildings at Elstow Storage Depot, Houghton Conquest

CB/25/01637/NMANon-material Change to PermissionPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/24/02913/RM (Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/11/02182/VOC (Built development consisting of building and engineering works for a mixed use development of residential, employment, retail, healthcare provision, leisure and community uses, open space and associated uses together with supporting infrastructure (roads, paths, cycleways, pumping stations, electricity substations), public transport, interchange and car parking (all matters reserved except access), following variation of condition 20(i) restricting the floorspace of the foodstore.) Reserved Matters for Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for 168 dwellings including car parking and public open space.) Amendment sought to the site layout and approved plans to remove reference to M4(2) and M4(3) dwellings

Received
16 May 2025
Decided
29 May 2025 · Non-Material Amendment - Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received16 May
  2. Validated19 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Jun
  5. Decided29 May

Decided in 10 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Central Bedfordshire86% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at Wixams Parcel 3.2 - Land and Buildings at Elstow Storage Depot, Houghton Conquest. Central Bedfordshire has handled 395 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 29 days. This one was decided in 13 days, 2 weeks quicker than Central Bedfordshire's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address.

Application Details

Reference
CB/25/01637/NMA
Address
Wixams Parcel 3.2 - Land and Buildings at Elstow Storage Depot, Houghton Conquest
Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Application Type
Non-material Change to Permission
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
168
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Parish
Houghton Conquest

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
16 May 2025
Target Decision Date
16 June 2025
Date Decided
29 May 2025
Date Validated
19 May 2025
Date Submitted
16 May 2025
Consultation Start
19 May 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Non-Material Amendment - Granted
Decided By
Officer Delegated
Statutory Period
28 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
10
Coordinates
52.062496, -0.476283
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Central Bedfordshire

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    16 May

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/24/02913/RM

    This applicationApprovedNon-material amendmentCB/25/01637/NMA
  2. 2025
    16 May

    Discharge of Conditions 2, 3 and 4 against planning permission CB/24/02913/RM

    Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsideCB/25/01640/DOC

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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