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Land at and to the rear of 72 North Street and 2 Bedford Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EN

Refused Central Bedfordshire CB/22/01491/FULL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Extension Demolition

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Conversion and extension of 72 North Street to provide 6 x no. 1 bedroom flats. Conversion of 2 Bedford Street to provide 2 x no. 2 bedroom flats. Erection of independent block of 7 x no. 1 bedroom flats and 5 x no. 2 bedroom flats. Associated parking, paths, fences and relocated vehicular access. Demolition of workshop at 2 Bedford Street.

As published by the council, reference CB/22/01491/FULL

Application record

Reference
CB/22/01491/FULL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Full Application - Refused
Received
8 Apr 2022
Validated
25 Apr 2022
Decided
27 Jan 2023
Parish
Leighton-Linslade
Decision by
Officer Delegated
Postcode
LU7 1EN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • Land at and to the rear of 72 North Street and 2 Bedford Street Leighton Buzzard LU7 1EN

    Conversion of the former Public House to 6 no. 1 bedroom flats, conversion of the offices at 2 Bedford Street to 2 no. 2 bedroom flats and construction of a new independent block of 5 no. 1 bedroom flats and 5 no. 2 bedroom flats fronting Lammas Walk all with associated car parking, paths and fences and relocated vehicular access. Demolition of workshop at 2 Bedford Street.

    Decided 13 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Apr 2022

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 25 Apr 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Full Application - Refused

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

73 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Central Bedfordshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

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