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Pond Farm, Hill Close, Wingfield, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9QJ

SB/03/01502Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 18 February 2004

Council decision: Full Application - GrantedPlanning committee

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

PARTIAL CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL BUILDING FOR B2 USE.

Received
23 September 2003
Decision level
Planning committee
  1. Received23 Sep
  2. Validated23 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 Nov
  5. Decided18 Feb

Decided in 148 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at POND FARM, HILL CLOSE, WINGFIELD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9QJ. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. This one was decided in 148 days, 13 weeks longer than Central Bedfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. 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 9QJ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chalgrave

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 September 2003
Consultation start
23 September 2003
Target decision date
18 November 2003
Decision issued
27 February 2004

Applicant and agent

Agent address
KINGSBROOK HOUSE 7 KINGSWAY BEDFORD MK42 9BA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Green belt: Central Bedfordshire
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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

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© 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.

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    22 Dec

    Discharge of condition 3 against planning permision CB/18/00964/FULL

    Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/21/05627/DOC
  2. 2021
    22 Dec

    Variation of condition Conditions 2 and 6 of planning permission CB/20/04569/VOC

    Variation of Condition - GrantedVariation of conditions (s73)CB/21/05629/VOC
  3. 2021
    29 Mar

    Discharge of Condition 3 against planning permission CB/20/04569/VOC

    Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/21/01420/DOC
  4. 2020
    14 Dec

    Variation of condition number 2 and 6 of planning permission (CB/18/00964/FULL

    Variation of Condition - GrantedVariation of conditions (s73)CB/20/04569/VOC
  5. 2018
    7 Mar

    Replacement of an agricultural barn with a new three bedroom dwelling.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/18/00964/FULL
  6. 2017
    17 Jan

    Prior Notification of Change of Use from agricultural building to 1 dwelling.

    ApprovedP.Approval from Agricultural to DwellingCB/17/00282/PAAD

Source: Central Bedfordshire

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