Planning application
Plot 6 and Plot 7 The Stables, Stanbridge Road, Great Billington LU7 9JH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of former agricultural land to provide six residential Gypsy and Traveller pitches, each pitch to include the siting of a mobile home, touring caravan, amenity block and bin store including associated groundworks and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference CB/25/03680/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- CB/25/03680/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Full Application - Granted
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jul 2026
- Parish
- Stanbridge
- Decision by
- Officer Delegated
- Postcode
- LU7 9JH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2025
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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19 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Full Application - Granted
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
39 documents on file for this application
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Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 23 July 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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