Chamberlains Barn Quarry, Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard
Proposal
Discharge of Condition 20 against planning permission ref. CB/11/01937/OUT (Mixed development including up to 950 dwellings; a site for a lower school; a local centre comprising retail and community uses; informal open space and country park, incorporating allotments, orchards, new tree and shrub planting, and play areas; and a new halt for the Narrow Gauge Railway (NGR)
- Received
- 26 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 May 2026
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedSubmitted26 Mar
- ValidatedValidated27 Mar
- Consult.Consultation22 Apr
- TargetTarget Date22 May
- DecidedDecided
This is an application to discharge conditions at Chamberlains Barn Quarry, Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard. Central Bedfordshire has handled 1,065 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 26 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. We hold 1,036 applications in total for the LU7 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Central Bedfordshire
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20265 Aug
Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/25/03908/VOC
ApprovedNon-material amendmentCB/26/02437/NMA - 202622 Apr
Discharge of Condition 9 against planning permission ref. CB/11/01937/OUT
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/26/01261/DOC - 20259 Dec
Variation of Conditions 1,3,4,7,8,10,14,17 and 21 of planning permission CB/25/00616/VOC
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)CB/25/03908/VOC - 202515 Jul
Discharge of Condition 3 against planning permission ref. CB/24/03278/RM
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/25/02289/DOC - 202515 Jul
Discharge of Condition 13 against planning permission ref. CB/24/03278/RM
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/25/02291/DOC - 20247 Jun
Discharge of Condition 17 against planning permission ref. CB/21/05691/RM
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/24/01678/DOC
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Leighton Conservation Area
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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© 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.
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