Mead Open Farm, Stanbridge Road, Great Billington, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9JH
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Proposal
Erection of a building with solar panels to accommodate additional farm-based childcare nursery space for up to 52 children, including associated infrastructure, landscaping and enclosed outdoor play area
- Received
- 22 December 2025
- Decision due
- 5 March 2026
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedReceived22 Dec
- ValidatedValidated8 Jan
- Consult.Consultation20 Feb
- TargetTarget Date5 Mar
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Mead Open Farm, Stanbridge Road, Great Billington, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9JH. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 22 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,093 applications in total for the LU7 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
- LU7 9JH
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Stanbridge
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 20 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 8 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 20 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Oddfellows Hall Ground Floor London Road Chipping Norton OX7 5AR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 16
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: Central Bedfordshire
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.
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Associated applications
- 202615 Jul
Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan against planning permission ref CB/25/04018/FULL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCB/26/02238/BNG - 202522 Dec
Erection of a building with solar panels to accommodate additional farm-based childcare nursery space for up…
This applicationPendingFullCB/25/04018/FULL
Source: Central Bedfordshire
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