Central Bedfordshire planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Central Bedfordshire Council, updated daily. Central Bedfordshire Council received 365 planning applications in the last 90 days, 11 of them major schemes. 92% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 18 days.
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Recent applications in Central Bedfordshire
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Land adjacent to Greenvale Nurseries, Watling Street, Caddington
10-pitch traveller site extension, Caddington. Adds ten pitches plus parking, landscaping and amenity blocks to an existing site at full application stage. Hardstanding, drainage, utility connections and amenity block fit-out dominate the package for ground infrastructure and services contractors.
GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping
Meppershall Airfield, Campton Road, Meppershall
Portal frame aircraft parts warehouse, Meppershall Airfield. New B8 storage unit for aviation equipment at full application stage. Steel frame, industrial cladding, heavy-duty flooring and specialist hangar ventilation drive the build package.
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Paddock, The Rye, Eaton Bray LU6 2BQ
Permission in Principle for two to four dwellings, Eaton Bray. Establishes the principle of residential use on a greenfield paddock; detailed siting, design and access remain reserved for later approval. Housebuilders and structural engineers can now resource early site investigation and frame…
9 Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4SQ
Dwelling converting to car sales and one-bed flat, Leighton Buzzard. Mixed-use scheme demolishing garage and conservatory, adding a residential flat and car sales showroom at full application stage. Demolition, fit-out, m&e and partition works suit mixed-use specialists and demolition contractors.
DemolitionFit-outM&E
Land adjacent to Cranfield Church of England Academy, Braeburn Way, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0EH
Parent drop-off and pick-up area with 30 parking spaces, Cranfield. New hardstanding, circulation and parking serving a school at full application stage. Groundworks, surfacing and drainage packages suit local contractors, with line marking and kerbing to complete.
GroundworksHard landscapingDrainage
Hillfoot Farm, Hitchin Road, Shefford, SG17 5JD
Single detached dwelling with car port, Shefford. New-build house including ancillary structures and associated groundworks at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, brickwork and roofing packages form the core, with drainage and M&E following.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
35 Chestnut Hill, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2TR
Two-storey loft conversion with front and rear extensions, solar panels, Leighton Buzzard. Adds front porches, rear extension, roof lights and first-floor accommodation by raising the roof at full application stage. Structural steelwork, roofing, glazing, solar installation and cladding drive the…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
44 Suncote Avenue, Dunstable, LU6 1BW
Single-storey side extension with rooflight, Dunstable. Adds living space to an existing house and removes a garage door entry wall at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and glazing packages suit local subcontractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
15 Wilbury Drive, Dunstable, LU5 4SY
Single-storey rear extension with conservatory demolition, Dunstable. Adds ground-floor living space to an existing house at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing packages suit local trades, with demolition and waste management preceding the build.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
36 Manor Close, Langford, Biggleswade, SG18 9PU
Garage conversion and rear extension with raised roof, Biggleswade. Creates a granny annex through garage conversion, roof height increase and single-storey rear extension at full application stage. Roofing, structural steelwork over the new opening, masonry, and external render are the main…
RoofingSteelBrickwork
2 Green Close, Stanbridge, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9JL
First-floor side extension with porch and window replacement, Leighton Buzzard. Adds a first-floor side extension, replaces windows and front door, and builds a porch to an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, glazing and groundworks for the porch footings drive the trade…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
70 Station Road, Stanbridge, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9JF
Loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights, Leighton Buzzard. Proposes a roof extension adding bedroom and bathroom space at lawful development certificate stage. Roofing, dormer construction, joinery and structural steelwork over the conversion opening suit local specialists.
RoofingStructural frameSteel
10 The Orchard, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NR
Loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights, Houghton Conquest. Adds a habitable storey to an existing house via dormer and roof lights at full application stage. Roofing, joinery, steel lintels and M&E services are the primary packages for local subcontractors.
RoofingJoinerySteel
109 Hitchin Road, Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4JE
Single-storey rear extension with roof lantern, Stotfold. Replaces a demolished conservatory with a new rear extension and glazed lantern at full application stage. Roofing, brickwork and glazing packages drive the work, with groundworks for the extension footings.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Abbotsbury, Lynch Hill, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RD
Loft conversion with rear dormer, solar and heat pump, Dunstable. Adds bedroom space, renewable energy and modern heating to an existing house at full application stage. Roofing, structural steels, rooflights and M&E packages support the conversion, with renewable installers and façade specialists…
RoofingJoinerySteel
Planning appeals in Central Bedfordshire Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Central Bedfordshire Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Central Bedfordshire Council, raw rate
25.4%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.4%
national rates applied to this caseload
4 percentage points below expected. Central Bedfordshire Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
1,104 appeals counted, 1,037 judged either way (263 allowed, 774 dismissed), 67 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 24.6% | 28.8% | 691 | 682 | 168 |
| Householder (HAS) | 28.8% | 35.6% | 227 | 222 | 64 |
| Enforcement Notice | 15.6% | 13.5% | 116 | 77 | 12 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 43.8% | 36.9% | 32 | 32 | 14 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 12.5% | 25% | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 33.3% | 33.3% | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 0% | 36% | 5 | 5 | 0 |
7 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Central Bedfordshire Council
Central Bedfordshire Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Central Bedfordshire Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent261 homes
- Affordable rent403 homes
- Shared ownership407 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Central Bedfordshire Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- other100% (10 decided)
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