Trellis Cottage, Watling Street, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9RA
Refused on 17 March 2026
Council decision: Full Application - RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Demolition of front porch, with erection of a two storey rear extension, with roof lights, and erection of front porch - Retrospective
- Received
- 8 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedReceived8 Jan
- ValidatedValidated22 Jan
- Consult.Consultation5 Mar
- TargetTarget Date19 Mar
- DecidedDecided17 Mar
Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Trellis Cottage, Watling Street, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9RA. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days 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 1,093 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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Why it was refused
- The development, by nature of its size in comparison with the original dwelling, would result in a disproportionate extension and would constitute inappropriate development in the South Bedfordshire Green Belt and is therefore, by definition, harmful to the Green Belt. No very special circumstances have been demonstrated to overcome this harm. The proposal therefore represents inappropriate development, harmful to the openness of the South Bedfordshire Green Belt. The proposal is therefore contrary with Policy SP4 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan, Section 11.32 of the Central Bedfordshire Design Guide and Section 13 of the NPPF.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- LU7 9RA
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Heath & Reach
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 5 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 22 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 5 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 19 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 3 Church Walk Sawbridgeworth CM21 9BJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal history
Additional information
- Documents
- 15
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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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