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Land North of Stanbridge Road Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PU

Refused Central Bedfordshire CB/24/02376/NMA Non-material Change to Permission

Relates to CB/21/00437/FULL

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

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/21/00437/FULL (Installation of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array with associated infrastructure.) amendment sought from tracking PV panels to fixed tilt PV panels and other minor alterations to supporting infrastructure for PV array

As published by the council, reference CB/24/02376/NMA

Application record

Reference
CB/24/02376/NMA
Type
Non-material Change to Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Non-Material Amendment - Refused
Received
12 Aug 2024
Validated
13 Aug 2024
Decided
17 Sep 2024
Parish
Tilsworth, Chalgrave, Hockliffe, Stanbridge
Decision by
Officer Delegated
Postcode
LU7 9PU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • CB/26/01022/DOC Decided

    Land North of Stanbridge Road, Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9PU

    Discharge of Condition 5 against planning permission CB/25/03539/VOC (Variation of condition number 1 of planning permission CB/24/03552/VOC (Variation of condition number 1 of planning permission CB/24/03552/VOC (Variation of condition number 13 of planning permission CB/21/00437/FULL (Installation of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array with associated infrastructure). Reason for variation: Extend the operational period of the solar farm from 30 to 40 years)

    Decided 21 May 2026 Conditions
  • Land North of Stanbridge Road Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PU

    Installation of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array with associated infrastructure

    Decided 30 Jun 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Aug 2024

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 13 Aug 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Non-Material Amendment - Refused

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Land North of Stanbridge Road Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PU

    Installation of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array with associated infrastructure

    Decided 30 Jun 2021 Full applications

Documents

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

7 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • The Evergreens, Dunstable Road, Tilsworth, LU7 9PU

    CB/24/02161/VOC Submitted 22 Jul 2024 0m away

    Variation or removal condition of number 1 of planning permission SB/09/00042/VOC (Variation of conditions 1 and 2 of planning consent SB/TP/06/0741) Permission sought to change the named occupancy or remove the condition - Plot 3.

    Granted Amendments 5 docs
  • Plot 1, The Evergreens, Dunstable Road, Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PU

    CB/23/00668/NMA Submitted 24 Feb 2023 0m away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/13/03217/FULL (Permission is sought for five additional caravans for Romani Gypsy families on an existing Gypsy site. The site is laid out to six separate sections and permission is sort for an additional static caravan on three of the existing pitches and two caravans (one static) on land at the top of the site. The new pitch to contain one static caravan, one touring caravan and parking for two vehicles with associated hard standing and water treatment plant. This application is part retrospective) - Amendment sought: Division of existing plot 1 into two plots (plots 1 and 1a) each with 1 static caravan, 1 touring caravan and 1 day room

    Withdrawn Amendments 5 docs
  • Kingswood Nursery, Dunstable Road, Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PU

    CB/25/03318/DOC Submitted 16 Oct 2025 0m away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~1 Jan

    Discharge of Condition 8 against planning permission ref. CB/24/01513/VOC (The continued use of land for the stationing of 1 mobile caravan and 1 touring caravan for residential purposes with a new utility/ dayroom for ancillary use) Condition 3 to read as "The use herby permitted shall be limited to one family pitch. No more than 4 caravans, as defined in the Caravan Sites Control of Development Act 1960 and the Caravan Sites Act 1968, shall be stationed on the pitch at any one time, and no more than one caravan shall be a static caravan". Condition 9 a with a substitution of plan to revise the site layout pertaining to the siting of two additional touring caravans)

    Awaiting decision Conditions
  • Home Farm, Dunstable Road, Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PU

    CB/25/03224/FULL Submitted 9 Oct 2025 0m away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~18 Mar

    Continued use of land for the retention of 9 Pitches for the siting of 10 static caravans, 9 day rooms and touring caravans, associated vehicle parking and infrastructure (Retrospective)

    Awaiting decision Full applications 27 docs
  • Plot 1A The Evergreens, Dunstable Road, Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PU

    CB/26/01830/FULL Submitted 8 Jun 2026 0m away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~20 Aug

    Reconfiguration of the site to include a new day room, one mobile home and one touring caravan with associated hardstanding and works

    Awaiting decision Full applications 27 docs
  • Land North of Stanbridge Road Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PU

    CB/21/00437/FULL Submitted 2 Feb 2021 0m away

    Installation of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array with associated infrastructure

    Granted Full applications 94 docs

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    Variation of Condition 3 of planning permission CB/23/03836/FULL variation sought to amended plans

    1 Jul 2026 Amendments
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    4 Mar 2026 Amendments
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    25 Aug 2026 Amendments
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    27 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • CB/26/02651/NMA Granted

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    Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/25/03665/FULL. Amendment sought to vary the wording of condition 20 with reference to the Public Art timetable and requirements for implementation

    25 Aug 2026 Amendments