Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ
Refused on 29 April 2026
Council decision: Non-Material Amendment - RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
The Non Material Amendment to planning permission ref. CB/23/03551/RM Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/22/04525/VOC (Outline Application for residential development for up to 100 dwellings with all matters reserved, except access.) Full details of reserved matters for 76 dwellings including appearance, landscaping, scale and layout pursuant to outline consent CB/22/04525/VOC. Amendment sought to omit the external balconies on coach houses and flats.
- Received
- 2 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedReceived2 Apr
- ValidatedValidated7 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date5 May
- DecidedDecided29 Apr
Decided in 22 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ. Central Bedfordshire has handled 398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than Central Bedfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 17 other applications at this address. We hold 1,284 applications in total for the LU5 postcode area.
86% of amendment 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
- LU5 6JQ
- Application type
- Non-material Change to Permission
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 100
- Parish
- Houghton Regis
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 7 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 5 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 15-17 Goldington Road Bedford Mk40 3NH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 21
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.
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.
Associated applications
- 202617 Jul
Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/23/03551/RM
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentCB/26/02274/NMA - 20262 Apr
The Non Material Amendment to planning permission ref. CB/23/03551/RM
This applicationRefusedNon-material amendmentCB/26/01076/NMA - 202510 Jun
Modification of Section 106 Agreement attached to planning permission: CB/19/04220/OUT
PendingDischarge of conditionsCB/25/02000/SECM - 202511 Feb
Discharge of Conditions 1, 4, 9, 14, and 15 against planning permission ref. CB/23/03551/RM
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/25/00458/DOC - 20243 Dec
Discharge of Condition 2 against planning permission ref. CB/23/03551/RM
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/24/03498/DOC - 20232 Nov
Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/22/04525/VOC
ApprovedReserved mattersPart ofCB/23/03551/RM - 202222 Nov
Variation of condition numbers 10,13 and 21 of planning permission CB/19/04220/OUT
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)Part ofCB/22/04525/VOC
Planning history at this site
11 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202519 Aug
Discharge of Conditions 5, 6,12 and 21 against planning permission CB/22/04525/VOC
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/25/02660/DOC - 202519 Aug
Discharge of Condition 8 against planning permission CB/ 23/03551/RM
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/25/02664/DOC - 202511 Feb
Discharge of Conditions 19 and 20 against planning permission ref. CB/22/04525/VOC
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/25/00456/DOC - 202425 Nov
Discharge of Conditions 7, 9, 14, 15 and 17 against planning permission ref. CB/22/04525/VOC
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/24/03398/DOC - 202411 Sep
Discharge of Condition 18 ( Parts 1 & 3 ) against planning permission ref. CB/22/04525/VOC
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/24/02658/DOC - 20248 May
Discharge of Condition 18 against planning permission ref. CB/22/04525/VOC
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/24/01350/DOC - 202318 Jan
Discharge of Condition 16 against CB/19/04220/OUT
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/23/00191/DOC - 202217 May
Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/19/04220/OUT
RefusedNon-material amendmentCB/22/02012/NMA - 201916 Dec
Outline Application for Residential Development for up to 100 Dwellings with all matters reserved, except…
ApprovedOutline ApplicationCB/19/04220/OUT - 201724 Aug
Outline: Residential development for up to 100 dwellings with all other matters except access reserved.
RefusedOutline ApplicationCB/17/04108/OUT - 201616 May
Outline residential development for up to 100 dwellings with all other matters except access reserved. The…
WithdrawnOutline ApplicationCB/16/02086/OUT
Source: Central Bedfordshire
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- Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQCB/25/02664/DOC · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
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