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Houghton Regis Substation, Porz Avenue, LU5 4SB

Decided Central Bedfordshire CB/24/02829/EPD Electricity works -Permitted Development

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Electricity Works Permitted Development: It is proposed to install a 3x3m GRP substation within the operational boundary of UK Power Networks' Houghton Regis Substation site on Porz Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, as shown on the attached plans. The GRP and equipment contained within will facilitate a customer connection to the network

As published by the council, reference CB/24/02829/EPD

Application record

Reference
CB/24/02829/EPD
Type
Electricity works -Permitted Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Comments Released
Received
26 Sep 2024
Validated
26 Sep 2024
Decided
3 Dec 2024
Parish
Houghton Regis
Postcode
LU5 4SB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Sep 2024

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 3 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Comments Released

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

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After the decision

The process from here

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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