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Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, LU7 9LF

Awaiting decision Central Bedfordshire CB/23/00897/MWS Minerals & Waste Schemes

Works: Extension

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Proposal

Discharge of Condition 29 - internal Haul Road (Consolidating planning application for the continued winning & working of silica sand from the Mundays Hill Quarry & Churchways Complex encompassing review of old mineral permissions within Eastern Way Complex and winning & working of silica sand from a western extension to Mundays Hill Quarry. Variation of hours for processing at Mundays Hill Processing Plant. Comprehensive restoration of Mundays Hill, Double Arches, Churchways Complex & Nine Acres to predominantly agricultural land & woodland with hedgerows, boundary vegetation and footpath/linkages to allow public access)

As published by the council, reference CB/23/00897/MWS

Application record

Reference
CB/23/00897/MWS
Type
Minerals & Waste Schemes
Status
Registered
Received
15 Mar 2023
Validated
16 Mar 2023
Parish
Heath & Reach
Postcode
LU7 9LF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023.

  • CB/23/01148/MWS Awaiting decision

    Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, LU7 9LF

    Discharge of Condition 43 Groundwater monitoring - reporting of groundwater and surface water monitoring. (Consolidating planning application for the continued winning & working of silica sand from the Mundays Hill Quarry & Churchways Complex encompassing review of old mineral permissions within Eastern Way Complex and winning & working of silica sand from a western extension to Mundays Hill Quarry. Variation of hours for processing at Mundays Hill Processing Plant. Comprehensive restoration of Mundays Hill, Double Arches, Churchways Complex & Nine Acres to predominantly agricultural land & woodland with hedgerows, boundary vegetation and footpath/linkages to allow public access)

    Submitted 15 Mar 2023 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Mar 2023

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 16 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 May 2023, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Central Bedfordshire took a median of 71 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Central Bedfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Central Bedfordshire decided less common application types in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About less common application types

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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