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2 North Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EN

Refused Central Bedfordshire CB/24/02953/PAEC P.Notif. Comm (Class E) to Dwellinghouse

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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

Proposal

Prior Approval: Change of use - commercial/business/service Conversion of vacant ancillary (Class E) to dwelling houses (Class C3) to create 2 apartments, with the creation of street level ground floor access.

As published by the council, reference CB/24/02953/PAEC

Application record

Reference
CB/24/02953/PAEC
Type
P.Notif. Comm (Class E) to Dwellinghouse
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval - Refused
Received
11 Oct 2024
Validated
14 Oct 2024
Decided
22 Nov 2024
Parish
Leighton-Linslade
Decision by
Officer Delegated
Postcode
LU7 1EN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • CB/26/01233/DOC Granted

    2 North Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EN

    Discharge of Conditions 2 and 3 against Prior Approval application CB/25/01788/PAEC Prior Approval: Change of use from commercial/business/service (Class E) to dwellinghouses (Class C3): Conversion of vacant ancillary Class E floorspace to create 2 apartments

    Decided 1 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 2 North Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EN

    Prior Approval: Change of use - commercial/business/service Conversion of vacant ancillary (Class E) to dwelling houses (Class C3) to create 2 apartments, with the creation of street level ground floor access.

    Decided 22 Nov 2024

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Oct 2024

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Prior Approval - Refused

  4. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

18 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 this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Central Bedfordshire's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

Nearby applications

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  • 2 North Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EN

    CB/24/02953/PAEM Submitted 11 Oct 2024 0m away

    Prior Approval: Change of use - commercial/business/service Conversion of vacant ancillary (Class E) to dwelling houses (Class C3) to create 2 apartments, with the creation of street level ground floor access.

    Refused New dwelling 18 docs
    Several homes
  • Land at and to the rear of 72 North Street and 2 Bedford Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EN

    CB/22/01491/FULL Submitted 8 Apr 2022 0m away

    Conversion and extension of 72 North Street to provide 6 x no. 1 bedroom flats. Conversion of 2 Bedford Street to provide 2 x no. 2 bedroom flats. Erection of independent block of 7 x no. 1 bedroom flats and 5 x no. 2 bedroom flats. Associated parking, paths, fences and relocated vehicular access. Demolition of workshop at 2 Bedford Street.

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Extension +1 73 docs
  • 2 North Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EN

    CB/26/01233/DOC Submitted 17 Apr 2026 0m away

    Discharge of Conditions 2 and 3 against Prior Approval application CB/25/01788/PAEC Prior Approval: Change of use from commercial/business/service (Class E) to dwellinghouses (Class C3): Conversion of vacant ancillary Class E floorspace to create 2 apartments

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 8 docs
    Several homes
  • Land at and to the rear of 72 North Street and 2 Bedford Street Leighton Buzzard LU7 1EN

    CB/23/01270/FULL Submitted 13 Apr 2023 0m away

    Conversion of the former Public House to 6 no. 1 bedroom flats, conversion of the offices at 2 Bedford Street to 2 no. 2 bedroom flats and construction of a new independent block of 5 no. 1 bedroom flats and 5 no. 2 bedroom flats fronting Lammas Walk all with associated car parking, paths and fences and relocated vehicular access. Demolition of workshop at 2 Bedford Street.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Demolition 79 docs
  • 33-51 North Street Leighton Buzzard LU7 1EQ

    CB/22/02622/LB Submitted 28 Jun 2022 71m away

    Listed Building: Reinstate the historic feature commemorative plaques together with internal and external alterations comprising of new bathroom layouts, windows, doors and repointing of the parapet roof. Rebuilding sections of rear wall and recapping the full length of rear wall.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 30 docs
  • 33-51 North Street Leighton Buzzard LU7 1EQ

    CB/22/02621/FULL Submitted 28 Jun 2022 71m away

    Reinstate the historic feature commemorative plaques together with internal and external alterations comprising of new bathroom layouts, windows, doors and repointing of the parapet roof. Rebuilding sections of rear wall and recapping the full length of rear wall.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 37 docs