Planning application
Phase 4 Parcel 1, Houghton Regis North 1, Sundon Road, Houghton Regis
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reserved Matters following Outline Application (CB/12/03613/OUT) for up to 5,150 dwellings (Use Class C3); up to 202,500 sqm gross of additional development in Use Classes: A1, A2, A3 (retail), A4 (public house), A5 (take away); B1, B2, B8 (offices, industrial and storage and distribution); C1 (hotel), C2 (care home), D1 and D2 (community and leisure); car showroom; data centre; petrol filling station; car parking; primary substation; energy centre. Approval of all reserved matters for 58 dwellings.
As published by the council, reference CB/25/03320/RM
Application record
- Reference
- CB/25/03320/RM
- Type
- Reserved Matters
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Reserved Matters- Granted
- Received
- 17 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 1 Jun 2026
- Parish
- Houghton Regis
- Decision by
- Officer Delegated
- Postcode
- LU5 5GX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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CB/26/01140/DOC Decided
Phase 4, Parcel 1, Houghton Regis North 1, Sundon Road, Houghton Regis
Discharge of Condition 25 against planning application ref. CB/12/03613/OUT (Outline planning permission with the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved for later determination. Development to comprise: up to 5,150 dwellings (Use Class C3); up to 202,500 sqm gross of additional development in Use Classes: A1, A2, A3 (retail), A4 (public house), A5 (take away); B1, B2, B8 (offices, industrial and storage and distribution); C1 (hotel), C2 (care home), D1 and D2 (community and leisure); car showroom; data centre; petrol filling station; car parking; primary substation; energy centre; and for the laying out of the buildings; routes and open spaces within the development; and all associated works and operations including but not limited to: demolition; earthworks; engineering operations. All development, works and operations to be in accordance with the Development Parameters Schedule and Plans. CB/25/02087/PAPC also refers.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Oct 2025
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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24 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Reserved Matters- Granted
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
195 documents on file for this application
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Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 1 June 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.
About reserved matters applications
A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Phase 4, Parcel 6, Houghton Regis North 1, Sundon Road, Houghton Regis, LU5 5GX
Discharge of Conditions 8, 24, 26, 29, 32, 33 & 35 against planning permission (CB/12/03613/OUT) (Outline planning permission with the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved for later determination. Development to comprise: up to 5,150 dwellings (Use Class C3); up to 202,500 sqm gross of additional development in Use Classes: A1, A2, A3 (retail), A4 (public house), A5 (take away); B1, B2, B8 (offices, industrial and storage and distribution); C1 (hotel), C2 (care home), D1 and D2 (community and leisure); car showroom; data centre; petrol filling station; car parking; primary substation; energy centre; and for the laying out of the buildings; routes and open spaces within the development; and all associated works and operations including but not limited to: demolition; earthworks; engineering operations. All development, works and operations to be in accordance with the Development Parameters Schedule and Plans). Please see supporting Covering Letter for details
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