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Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

Awaiting decision Central Bedfordshire CB/25/02000/SECM S106 Modification

Relates to CB/23/03551/RM

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

Proposal

Modification of Section 106 Agreement attached to planning permission: CB/19/04220/OUT, CB/22/04525/VOC and CB/23/03551/RM. Modification requested, Viability concerns as detailed within the attached Viability Assessment.

As published by the council, reference CB/25/02000/SECM

Application record

Reference
CB/25/02000/SECM
Type
S106 Modification
Status
Registered
Received
10 Jun 2025
Validated
11 Jun 2025
Parish
Houghton Regis
Postcode
LU5 6JQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 1 refused.

  • CB/26/02274/NMA Granted

    Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/23/03551/RM Amendment sought: Revised boundary treatments.

    Decided 20 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • CB/26/01076/NMA Refused

    Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    The Non Material Amendment to planning permission ref. CB/23/03551/RM Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/22/04525/VOC (Outline Application for residential development for up to 100 dwellings with all matters reserved, except access.) Full details of reserved matters for 76 dwellings including appearance, landscaping, scale and layout pursuant to outline consent CB/22/04525/VOC. Amendment sought to omit the external balconies on coach houses and flats.

    Decided 29 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • CB/24/02658/DOC Granted

    Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    Discharge of Condition 18 ( Parts 1 & 3 ) against planning permission ref. CB/22/04525/VOC (Removal of condition 10 and Variation of conditions 13, 15 and 21 of planning permission CB/19/04220/OUT (Outline Application for Residential Development for up to 100 Dwellings with all matters reserved, except access) vary condition 13 from the requirement of 14 mainstream housing together with 9 units for care/support to 13.72% of total units suitable for the elderly and condition 21 to be amended to "The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plan: 13060as2.15 Rev D (in so far as it relates to the means of access)")

    Decided 8 Oct 2024 Conditions
  • CB/23/03551/RM Granted

    Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/22/04525/VOC (Outline Application for residential development for up to 100 dwellings with all matters reserved, except access.) Full details of reserved matters for 76 dwellings including appearance, landscaping, scale and layout pursuant to outline consent CB/22/04525/VOC.

    Decided 8 Nov 2024 Reserved matters

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Jun 2025

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 11 Jun 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 August 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • CB/23/03551/RM Granted

    Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/22/04525/VOC (Outline Application for residential development for up to 100 dwellings with all matters reserved, except access.) Full details of reserved matters for 76 dwellings including appearance, landscaping, scale and layout pursuant to outline consent CB/22/04525/VOC.

    Decided 8 Nov 2024 Reserved matters

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Land west of Bidwell, Houghton Regis LU5 6JQ

    CB/22/04544/DOC Submitted 23 Nov 2022 0m away

    Discharge of Condition 7 against planning permission CB/20/01537/FULL (Erection of a mixed use Local Centre comprising 52 no. apartments, 1 no. day nursery (Use Class D1), 1 no. retail unit (Use Class A1) 4 no.retail units (Use Classes A1/A3/A5) and associated infrastructure works including a haul road, landscaping and public realm).

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 5 docs
    Major scheme

  • Land west of Bidwell, Houghton Regis LU5 6JQ

    CB/22/04663/DOC Submitted 2 Dec 2022 0m away

    Discharge of Condition 6 against planning permission CB/20/01537/FULL: Erection of a mixed use Local Centre comprising 52 no. apartments, 1 no. day nursery (use Class D1), 1 no. retail unit (use Class A1), 4 no. retail units (use Classes A1/A3/A5) and associated infrastructure works including a haul road, landscaping and public realm. Cond 6 - Energy and Sustainability

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 2 docs
    Major scheme

  • Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    CB/23/03551/RM Submitted 2 Nov 2023 0m away

    Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/22/04525/VOC (Outline Application for residential development for up to 100 dwellings with all matters reserved, except access.) Full details of reserved matters for 76 dwellings including appearance, landscaping, scale and layout pursuant to outline consent CB/22/04525/VOC.

    Granted Reserved matters New dwelling 319 docs
    Major scheme

  • Land at Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    CB/22/04567/RM Submitted 22 Nov 2022 0m away

    Reserved Matters: Erection of 77 dwellings, providing full details of reserved matters including appearance, landscaping, scale and layout. Pursuant to Outline Application CB/19/04220/OUT: Residential Development for up to 100 Dwellings with all matters reserved, except access.

    Refused Reserved matters New dwelling 93 docs
    Major scheme

  • Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    CB/26/02274/NMA Submitted 17 Jul 2026 0m away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/23/03551/RM Amendment sought: Revised boundary treatments.

    Granted Amendments 11 docs

  • Parcels 5a and 5b Bidwell West, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, LU5 6JQ

    CB/23/00122/NMA Submitted 13 Jan 2023 0m away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/20/00675/VOC (Variation of condition 19 of planning permission CB/19/03232/RM Reserved matters: Appearance, scale and landscaping for residential development of 336 dwellings on Development Parcels 5a and 5b Bidwell West, Houghton Regis. Outline application (CB/15/0297/OUT) was supported by a full Environmental Statement (ES). Variation to approved plans list (condition 19) to amend red line and to substitute approved plans.) Amendment sought to side windows on 2 house types.

    Granted Amendments New dwelling Windows or glazing 5 docs
    Major scheme

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    Cranfield Church of England Academy, Braeburn Way, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0EH

    Discharge of Conditions 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 against planning permission ref. CB/26/01156/REG3

    10 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • CB/26/02595/DOC Granted

    Newlands Farm, Crawley Road, Bourne End, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0AS

    Discharge of condition 5 against planning application ref. CB/26/00094/FULL

    19 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • CB/26/02358/DOC Granted

    Whitehill Farm, Sewell Lane, Sewell, Dunstable, LU6 1RP

    Discharge of Conditions 3 and 4 against planning permission ref CB/25/00505/LB

    27 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • CB/26/02226/DOC Granted

    91 London Road, Sandy, SG19 1DH

    Discharge of Condition 9 part B against planning appeal ref APP/P0240/W/24/3357260 and planning permission ref CB/23/03546/OUT

    14 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • CB/26/02113/DOC Granted

    Land South of Arlesey Road, Stotfold, SG5 4HD

    Discharge of Condition 30 against planning appeal ref. APP/P0240/W/21/3289401 associated with planning permission ref. CB/21/01248/OUT - details of external lighting.

    3 Jul 2026 Conditions