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The Old Rectory, The Green, Whipsnade, Dunstable, LU6 2LL

CB/26/03038/PIPPlanning in PrincipleAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Permission in Principle: For the construction of a self-build dwelling with solar panels and detached car port.

Received
6 October 2026
Decision due
11 November 2026
  1. Received6 Oct
  2. Validated7 Oct
  3. Consult.12 Nov
  4. Target11 Nov
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 12 November.

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About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at The Old Rectory, The Green, Whipsnade, Dunstable, LU6 2LL. Central Bedfordshire has handled 6 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 7 October 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 2,097 applications in total for the LU6 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
LU6 2LL
Application type
Planning in Principle
Parish
Whipsnade

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 October 2026
Consultation end
12 November 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Luke Burgess

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: Whipsnade Conservation Area
  • Green belt: Central Bedfordshire
  • National Landscape (AONB): Chilterns
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage 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, 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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