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The Ranch, Miletree Road, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LA

Awaiting decision Central Bedfordshire CB/25/01253/FULL Full Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Continued use of the land as a Gypsy and Traveller caravan site, comprising of 7 pitches for the stationing of 7 static caravans, 7 touring caravans and associated infrastructure

As published by the council, reference CB/25/01253/FULL

Application record

Reference
CB/25/01253/FULL
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
8 Apr 2025
Validated
8 May 2025
Parish
Heath & Reach
Postcode
LU7 9LA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

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

  • CB/24/01824/VOC Refused

    The Ranch, Miletree Road, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LA

    Variation condition numbers 1,8 & 16 and removal of conditions 2, & 3 to planning consent, Ref: CB/11/03821/FULL which was allowed under appeal ref: APP/P0240/A/12/2179237

    Decided 27 Aug 2024 Amendments
  • The Ranch, Miletree Road, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LA

    The creation of a new access to an existing agricultural field used for the grazing of horses, to allow safe vehicle use (retrospective).

    Decided 4 Oct 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Apr 2025

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 8 May 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 July 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Central Bedfordshire took a median of 71 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

27 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Central Bedfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Central Bedfordshire decided full applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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