Planning application
Chapel Farm, Luton Road, Chalton, Luton, LU4 9UJ
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of farm buildings, construction of a Gospel Hall, community orchard, access, car parking, attenuation basin and landscaping
As published by the council, reference CB/25/03326/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- CB/25/03326/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 17 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Parish
- Chalton
- Postcode
- LU4 9UJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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CB/23/01230/DOC Granted
Chapel Farm, Luton Road, Chalton, Luton, LU4 9UJ
Discharge of Condition(s) 7 and 8 against planning permission CB/21/04143/VOC (Variation of condition 10 of planning permission CB/18/01795/FULL (Proposed energy storage facility to provide energy balancing services to the National Grid) New proposal: Revised plan.)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Oct 2025
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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24 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 January 2026, 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
178 documents on file for this application
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Former Pumping Station at Chapel Farm, Luton Road, Chalton, Luton, LU4 9UJ
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Withdrawn Full applications Demolition 13 docs -
Chapel Farm, Luton Road, Chalton, Luton, LU4 9UJ
Discharge of Condition(s) 7 and 8 against planning permission CB/21/04143/VOC (Variation of condition 10 of planning permission CB/18/01795/FULL (Proposed energy storage facility to provide energy balancing services to the National Grid) New proposal: Revised plan.)
Granted Conditions 1 doc -
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Awaiting decision Amendments -
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