Houghton Conquest Lower School, High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LL
Proposal
Erection of a single storey detached building with solar panels on the roof, an Air Source Heat Pump, landscaping, a sports pitch, Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA), internal refurbishment and other associated works.
- Received
- 16 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 25 September 2026
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
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- ReceivedReceived16 Jul
- ValidatedValidated31 Jul
- Consult.Consultation3 Nov
- TargetTarget Date25 Sep
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Houghton Conquest Lower School, High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LL. Central Bedfordshire has handled 305 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 51 days. It was submitted on 16 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,644 applications in total for the MK45 postcode area.
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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.
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