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Houghton Regis North Site 1, Land on the Northern Edge of Houghton Regis

Granted Central Bedfordshire CB/24/02120/NMA Non-material Change to Permission

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

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/12/03613/OUT (Mixed Development, supported by an Environmental Statement, which was submitted to the council during the application's determination process. Reserved Matters sought for Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for 100 homes and retail units (Use Class E)) Amendment sought: External doors for refuse and cycle store amended to include louvres, PV cells added to roof.

As published by the council, reference CB/24/02120/NMA

Application record

Reference
CB/24/02120/NMA
Type
Non-material Change to Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Non-Material Amendment - Granted
Received
18 Jul 2024
Validated
19 Jul 2024
Decided
9 Aug 2024
Parish
Houghton Regis, Chalton

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 9 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • CB/26/01694/DOC Awaiting decision

    Houghton Regis North Site 1, Land on the northern edge of Houghton Regis

    Discharge of Condition(s) 8,20,25,26,29,32,33 and 35 against planning permission ref. CB/12/03613/OUT (Outline planning permission with the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved for later determination. Development to comprise: up to 5,150 dwellings (Use Class C3); up to 202,500 sqm gross of additional development in Use Classes: A1, A2, A3 (retail), A4 (public house), A5 (take away); B1, B2, B8 (offices, industrial and storage and distribution); C1 (hotel), C2 (care home), D1 and D2 (community and leisure); car showroom; data centre; petrol filling station; car parking; primary substation; energy centre; and for the laying out of the buildings; routes and open spaces within the development; and all associated works and operations including but not limited to: demolition; earthworks; engineering operations. All development, works and operations to be in accordance with the Development Parameters Schedule and Plans)

    Submitted 28 May 2026 Conditions
  • CB/26/01153/DOC Decided

    Houghton Regis North Site 1, land on the northern edge of Houghton Regis

    Discharge of Conditions 32 & 33 against planning application ref. CB/12/03613/OUT (Outline planning permission with the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved for later determination. Development to comprise: up to 5,150 dwellings (Use Class C3); up to 202,500 sqm gross of additional development in Use Classes: A1, A2, A3 (retail), A4 (public house), A5 (take away); B1, B2, B8 (offices, industrial and storage and distribution); C1 (hotel), C2 (care home), D1 and D2 (community and leisure); car showroom; data centre; petrol filling station; car parking; primary substation; energy centre; and for the laying out of the buildings; routes and open spaces within the development; and all associated works and operations including but not limited to: demolition; earthworks; engineering operations. All development, works and operations to be in accordance with the Development Parameters Schedule and Plans.)

    Decided 14 May 2026 Conditions
  • CB/25/03311/RM Granted

    Houghton Regis north site 1, Land on the Northern Edge of Houghton Regis

    Reserved Matter: following Outline Application CB/12/03613/OUT (Outline planning permission with the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved for later determination. Development to comprise: up to 5,150 dwellings (Use Class C3); up to 202,500 sqm gross of additional development in Use Classes: A1, A2, A3 (retail), A4 (public house), A5 (take away); B1, B2, B8 (offices, industrial and storage and distribution); C1 (hotel), C2 (care home), D1 and D2 (community and leisure); car showroom; data centre; petrol filling station; car parking; primary substation; energy centre; and for the laying out of the buildings; routes and open spaces within the development; and all associated works and operations including but not limited to: demolition; earthworks; engineering operations. All development, works and operations to be in accordance with the Development Parameters Schedule and Plans.) Reserved matters for Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale on an 80 bedroom residential care home (C2 use) and 26 assisted living units (C2 use) with associated access and landscaping

    Decided 24 Jul 2026 Reserved matters
  • CB/24/02469/DOC Decided

    Houghton Regis North Site 1, Land on the northern edge of Houghton Regis

    Discharge of Conditions 22 and 23 against planning permission CB/12/03613/OUT (Outline planning permission with the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved for later determination. Development to comprise: up to 5,150 dwellings (Use Class C3); up to 202,500 sqm gross of additional development in Use Classes: A1, A2, A3 (retail), A4 (public house), A5 (take away); B1, B2, B8 (offices, industrial and storage and distribution); C1 (hotel), C2 (care home), D1 and D2 (community and leisure); car showroom; data centre; petrol filling station; car parking; primary substation; energy centre; and for the laying out of the buildings; routes and open spaces within the development; and all associated works and operations including but not limited to: demolition; earthworks; engineering operations. All development, works and operations to be in accordance with the Development Parameters Schedule and Plans))

    Decided 1 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • CB/21/03313/MOC Granted

    Houghton Regis North Site 1 Land on the Northern edge of Houghton Regis

    Modification of planning condition 17 relating to construction working hours on planning permission CB/12/03613/OUT (5,150 dwellings and mixed uses developments) revised working hours 8.30am -18.00pm on Saturdays and no working Sundays or Bank Holidays from the 17/07/2021 to 25/09/2021

    Decided 26 Jul 2021 Conditions
  • CB/21/02525/DOC Decided

    Houghton Regis North Site 1 Land on the northern edge of Houghton Regis

    Discharge of Condition 2 against planning permission CB/20/03741/RM ( Reserved Matters: following Outline application CB/12/03613/OUT up to 5,150 dwellings and open spaces within the development; in accordance with the Development Parameters Schedule and Plans. Provision of adventure playground equipment along with seating, and hard and soft landscaping, on land adjacent to The Farmstead, within AMP2)

    Decided 9 Aug 2021 Conditions
  • CB/21/00246/DOC Decided

    Houghton Regis North Site 1, Land on the northern edge of Houghton Regis

    Discharge of Conditions 22 & 23 against planning permission CB/12/03613/OUT (Outline planning permission with the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved for later determination. Development to comprise: up to 5150 dwellings (Use Class C3); up to 202500 sqm gross of additional development in Use Classes: A1, A2, A3 (retail), A4 (public house), A5 (take away); B1, B2, B8 (offices, industrial, and storage and distribution); C1 (hotel), C2 (care home), D1 and D2 (community and leisure); car showroom; data centre; petrol filling station; car parking; primary substation; energy centre; and for the laying out of the buildings; routes and open spaces within the development; and all associated works and operations including but not limited to: demolition; earthworks; engineering operations. All development, works and operations to be in accordance with the Development Parameters Schedule and Plans)

    Decided 16 Jul 2021 Conditions
  • CB/20/03903/DOC Decided

    Houghton Regis North Site 1, Land on the northern edge of Houghton Regis

    Discharge of Condition 9 against planning permission CB/12/03613/OUT (Outline planning permission with the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved for later determination. Development to comprise: up to 5,150 dwellings (Use Class C3); up to 202,500 sqm gross of additional development in Use Classes: A1, A2, A3 (retail), A4 (public house), A5 (take away); B1, B2, B8 (offices, industrial and storage and distribution); C1 (hotel), C2 (care home), D1 and D2 (community and leisure); car showroom; data centre; petrol filling station; car parking; primary substation; energy centre; and for the laying out of the buildings; routes and open spaces within the development; and all associated works and operations including but not limited to: demolition; earthworks; engineering operations. All development, works and operations to be in accordance with the Development Parameters Schedule and Plans)

    Decided 19 Jul 2021 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jul 2024

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 19 Jul 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2024

    Decision issued: Non-Material Amendment - Granted

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

33 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 9 August 2024, 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 amendment applications

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