Planning application
Land south of St Neots Road, Bedford incl. land to north-east and west of existing Willington Lock Quarry extraction area, the existing Willington Lock Quarry and mineral processing plant site
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 23 (detailed final restoration scheme); Condition 24 (land drainage for restored site); Condition 25 (five-year agricultural aftercare scheme); and Condition 26 (five-year aftercare scheme for nature conservation, woodland and amenity afteruse areas) with respect to Planning Permission ref. CB/22/02558/MW.
As published by the council, reference CB/25/03018/MWS
Application record
- Reference
- CB/25/03018/MWS
- Type
- Minerals & Waste Schemes
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Minerals Application - Granted
- Received
- 23 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 30 Sep 2026
- Parish
- Moggerhanger
- Decision by
- Officer Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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CB/26/02138/MWS Awaiting decision
Land South of St Neots Road, Bedford Incl. land to North-East and West of existing Willington Lock Quarry Extraction Area, the existing Willington Lock Quarry and Mineral Processing Plant Site
Annual Monitoring Report (covering the period Jan Dec 2025) in connection with approved Hydrometric Monitoring, Mitigation and Maintenance Scheme and approved water quality monitoring and maintenance plan (annual reporting requirement under conditions 18 and 19 of Central Bedfordshire permission ref. CB/22/02558/MW and conditions 32 and 33 of Bedford Borough permission ref. 22/01468/EIAWM).
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CB/24/03497/MWS Withdrawn
Land south of St Neots Road, Bedford incl. land to north-east and west of existing Willington Lock Quarry extraction area, the existing Willington Lock Quarry and mineral processing plant site
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 7 of Planning Permission ref. CB/22/02558/MW in respect of limits of extraction/phase boundaries (phase 5 only).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2025
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Minerals Application - Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 30 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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