Planning application
CB/25/03858/NMA
Little Thickthorn Farm, Thickthorn Lane, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NQ
Proposal
Non material amendment to planning permission CB/21/00148/OUT (Outline Application- Residential led development with access from the B530. Development to comprise up to 1,130 dwellings (use class C3); elderly care accommodation (use class C2); education facilities (use class F1); land for a local centre, incorporating a change of use of existing farm buildings, to include a mix of uses (use classes C3, E, F2 and Sui Generis); formal and informal open spaces including woodland planting, allotments, sports pitches and children's play areas, and enabling works and other associated works and operations including, but not limited to: demolition, earthworks, and engineering operations (including in relation to utilities and drainage). ) Amendment sought to include Technical Note 10 Rev0:Flood Modelling Update as an additional document and amend the wording of condition 12.
As published by the council, reference CB/25/03858/NMA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Dec 2025
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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5 Dec 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
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Central Bedfordshire for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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CB/26/00109/RM Awaiting decision
Great Thickthorn Farm, Thickthorn Lane, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NQ
Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/22/04494/OUT (Creation of a community café (use classes E(a) and E(b)), changing facilities (use class F2(c)). Erection of residential development for up to 42 dwellings (use class C3) and all associated development including vehicular access, pedestrian and cycle links, public open space, car parking, landscaping, drainage and associated works, following the demolition of existing buildings. All matters reserved except for access.) Approval of reserved matters for Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for 42 dwellings, the community cafe and changing facilities, with discharge of conditions 11, 13, and part A of condition 5.
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CB/26/01567/VOC Granted
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CB/26/02154/NMA Withdrawn
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CB/26/02316/NMA Awaiting decision
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CB/26/01541/NMA Granted
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Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/23/03448/FULL (Revised scheme: Demolition of existing outbuildings whilst retaining the existing dwelling. Erection of 26 dwellings with access road and sewers.) Amendment sought: To regularise the retaining wall plan