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The Birch House, High Street, Eggington, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PD

CB/26/01026/FULLFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Single storey garage with solar panels and associated hardsurfacing

Received
31 March 2026
Decision due
2 July 2026
  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated7 May
  3. Consult.30 Jun
  4. Target2 Jul
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 30 June.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at The Birch House, High Street, Eggington, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PD. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 31 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. 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 9PD
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Eggington

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 May 2026
Consultation expiry
30 June 2026
Consultation start
7 May 2026
Consultation end
30 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
5 Sparrow Path Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire LU7 4DE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Eggington Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Osbourne CottageOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Green belt: Central Bedfordshire
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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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