Whelans Farm, The Bungalow, Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JS

CB/25/02246/FULLFull ApplicationAwaiting decision

Full

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

Proposal

Demolition of existing residential dwelling and redevelopment of land to create 25 affordable homes with parking and all ancillary works.

Received: 11 July 2025
Decision due: 15 October 2025
Council: Central Bedfordshire Council

ReceivedReceived11 Jul
ValidatedValidated16 Jul
Consult.Consultation1 Jun
TargetTarget Date15 Oct
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Whelans Farm, The Bungalow, Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JS. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 July 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,284 applications in total for the LU5 postcode area.

82% of full applications at Central Bedfordshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: LU5 6JS
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 25
Parish: Houghton Regis

Planning application dates

Date validated: 16 July 2025
Consultation expiry: 1 June 2026
Consultation start: 16 July 2025
Consultation end: 1 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: First Floor 12 Church Square Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire LU7 1AE

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Additional information

Documents: 152

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Source: Central Bedfordshire

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