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Waste Transfer Site, Cow Close, Biggleswade

Granted Central Bedfordshire CB/23/01705/MWS Minerals & Waste Schemes

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

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to Condition 6 (Surface Water Disposal) of Planning Permission CB/20/000/88/MW in respect of Waste Transfer Site, Cow Close, Biggleswade.

As published by the council, reference CB/23/01705/MWS

Application record

Reference
CB/23/01705/MWS
Type
Minerals & Waste Schemes
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Waste Application - Granted
Received
18 May 2023
Validated
23 May 2023
Decided
17 Nov 2025
Decision by
Officer Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • CB/23/01704/MWS Granted

    Waste Transfer Site, Cow Close, Biggleswade

    Submission of details pursuant to Condition 4 (Remediation Strategy) of Planning Permission CB/20/00088/MW in respect of Waste Transfer Site, Cow Close, Biggleswade.

    Decided 17 Nov 2025 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 May 2023

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 23 May 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Waste Application - Granted

  4. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 17 November 2025, 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 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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