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Land west of Bidwell Houghton Regis North Site 2, Watling Street, Houghton Regis

Granted Central Bedfordshire CB/20/01642/DOC Discharge of Condition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 20 to planning permission CB/15/00297/OUT (Outline 'hybrid' planning application with details of main access routes, primary road network and associated drainage in detail only and layout in outline with details of landscaping, appearance and scale reserved for later determination. Development to comprise: Up to 1,850 residential (C3) dwellings (including affordable housing), 2FE Primary School (D1), employment land (Use Classes B1 [a-c], B2 & B8), local centre comprising retail (A1, A2, A3, A4 & A5) and community/leisure uses (D1 & D2), layout of public open spaces including sports pitches and changing rooms, natural wildlife areas and all associated works and operations including engineering operations and earthworks)

As published by the council, reference CB/20/01642/DOC

Application record

Reference
CB/20/01642/DOC
Type
Discharge of Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Discharge of Condition Decision Released
Received
21 May 2020
Validated
22 May 2020
Decided
16 Jul 2021
Parish
Houghton Regis
Decision by
Officer Delegated
Postcode
LU5 6JQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • CB/21/03505/NMA Granted

    Land west of Bidwell Houghton Regis North Site 2, Watling Street, Houghton Regis

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/19/01218/RM (Reserved Matters: Erection of 625 dwellings in parcels 6A & 6B with associated public open spaces following outline permission CB/15/0297/OUT). Amendment sought - To change Worcestershire red brick on plots not started and replace with Kimbolton red and Takeley red bricks

    Decided 5 Aug 2021 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 May 2020

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 22 May 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Discharge of Condition Decision Released

  4. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 16 July 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Land west of Bidwell, Houghton Regis LU5 6JQ

    CB/22/04544/DOC Submitted 23 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 7 against planning permission CB/20/01537/FULL (Erection of a mixed use Local Centre comprising 52 no. apartments, 1 no. day nursery (Use Class D1), 1 no. retail unit (Use Class A1) 4 no.retail units (Use Classes A1/A3/A5) and associated infrastructure works including a haul road, landscaping and public realm).

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 5 docs
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  • Land west of Bidwell, Houghton Regis LU5 6JQ

    CB/22/04663/DOC Submitted 2 Dec 2022 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 6 against planning permission CB/20/01537/FULL: Erection of a mixed use Local Centre comprising 52 no. apartments, 1 no. day nursery (use Class D1), 1 no. retail unit (use Class A1), 4 no. retail units (use Classes A1/A3/A5) and associated infrastructure works including a haul road, landscaping and public realm. Cond 6 - Energy and Sustainability

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  • Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    CB/23/03551/RM Submitted 2 Nov 2023 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Reserved matters New dwelling 319 docs
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  • Land at Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    CB/22/04567/RM Submitted 22 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    Reserved Matters: Erection of 77 dwellings, providing full details of reserved matters including appearance, landscaping, scale and layout. Pursuant to Outline Application CB/19/04220/OUT: Residential Development for up to 100 Dwellings with all matters reserved, except access.

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  • Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    CB/26/02274/NMA Submitted 17 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/23/03551/RM Amendment sought: Revised boundary treatments.

    Granted Amendments 11 docs

  • Parcels 5a and 5b Bidwell West, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, LU5 6JQ

    CB/23/00122/NMA Submitted 13 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/20/00675/VOC (Variation of condition 19 of planning permission CB/19/03232/RM Reserved matters: Appearance, scale and landscaping for residential development of 336 dwellings on Development Parcels 5a and 5b Bidwell West, Houghton Regis. Outline application (CB/15/0297/OUT) was supported by a full Environmental Statement (ES). Variation to approved plans list (condition 19) to amend red line and to substitute approved plans.) Amendment sought to side windows on 2 house types.

    Granted Amendments New dwelling Windows or glazing 5 docs
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    Received 19 Aug, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Conditions
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    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Conditions