7 Bull Farm Close, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9TH

CB/26/00302/FULLFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved

Council decision: Full Application - Granted

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

Proposal

Erection of a single storey self build dwelling, installation of solar panels to the south west elevation, associated amenity space, landscaping and car parking

Received: 2 February 2026
Council: Central Bedfordshire Council

ReceivedReceived2 Feb
ValidatedValidated26 Feb
Consult.Consultation8 Apr
TargetTarget Date23 Apr
DecidedDecided

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at 7 Bull Farm Close, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9TH. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. 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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Application details

Postcode: LU7 9TH
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Hockliffe

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 February 2026
Consultation expiry: 8 April 2026
Consultation start: 26 February 2026
Consultation end: 8 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Third Floor Suite Victoria House 114-116 Colmore Row Birmingham B3 3BD

Planning decision

Decision: Full Application - Granted
Case officer: Asif Hussain
Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 25

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Source: Central Bedfordshire

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