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Garages Between 15 And 17, Wingate Road, Harlington, Dunstable, LU5 6NJ

CB/25/03415/FULLFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 5 February 2026

Council decision: Full Application - RefusedDelegated (officer decision)4 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Removal of garages and erection of one detached dwelling. Retaining access to the existing substation towards the north-east of the site.

Received
24 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received24 Oct
  2. Validated15 Dec
  3. Consult.28 Jan
  4. Target9 Feb
  5. Decided5 Feb

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Garages Between 15 And 17, Wingate Road, Harlington, Dunstable, LU5 6NJ. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. This one was decided in 104 days, 7 weeks longer than Central Bedfordshire's typical decision time. 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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Why it was refused

  1. By virtue of the siting of the proposed development, the proposal would be at odds with the existing pattern and grain of development of Numbers: 17 - 23 Wingate Road. Consequently, the proposal would have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the surrounding area. The proposal would therefore be contrary with Policy HQ1 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan (2021), Section 6.11.1 of the Central Bedfordshire Design Guide (2023) and Section 12 of the NPPF.
  2. The development by virtue of its constrained layout and siting would not provide adequate private outdoor amenity space. The proposed development therefore provides substandard accommodation which would create a poor living environment for future occupiers of the development. The development therefore conflicts with Policy HQ1 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan (2021) Section 11.10 of the Central Bedfordshire Design Guide (2023) and Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
  3. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposal will not have an adverse impact on protected species, and therefore the requirement for any mitigation is also unknown. As such, the proposal is contrary to Policies EE2 and EE3 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan (2021) and Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  4. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate the proposal adherence to the drainage hierarchy, as outlined in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). As such, the proposal is contrary to Policies CC3 and CC5 of the CBLP and Section 14 of the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LU5 6NJ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Harlington

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 December 2025
Consultation expiry
28 January 2026
Consultation start
15 December 2025
Consultation end
28 January 2026
Target decision date
9 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
55 Charlotte Street Birmingham B3 1PX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
32

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Central Bedfordshire

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