Planning application
Great Thickthorn Farm, Thickthorn Lane, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NQ
Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference CB/26/00109/RM
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/00109/RM
- Type
- Reserved Matters
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Reserved Matters- Granted
- Received
- 14 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 4 Aug 2026
- Parish
- Houghton Conquest
- Decision by
- Officer Delegated
- Postcode
- MK45 3NQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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CB/26/02691/DOC Awaiting decision
Great Thickthorn Farm, Thickthorn Lane, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NQ
Discharge of Condition 1 against planning permission ref CB/26/00109/RM
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CB/26/02510/DOC Granted
Great Thickthorn Farm, Thickthorn Lane, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NQ
Discharge of Condition 26 against planning permission ref CB/22/04494/OUT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jan 2026
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
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Reserved Matters- Granted
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Pending
Previously Registered.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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CB/26/02691/DOC Awaiting decision
Great Thickthorn Farm, Thickthorn Lane, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NQ
Discharge of Condition 1 against planning permission ref CB/26/00109/RM
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
228 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 4 August 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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Little Thickthorn Farm, Thickthorn Lane, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NQ
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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.
Awaiting decision Amendments Demolition 19 docsMajor scheme -
Great Thickthorn Farm, Thickthorn Lane, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NQ
Discharge of Condition 26 against planning permission ref CB/22/04494/OUT
Granted Conditions 7 docs -
Residential Areas 7 - 10 Great Thickthorn Farm, Thickthorn Lane, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NQ
100% historically approved · decision due ~23 Oct
Discharge of Condition 1 against planning permission ref CB/25/02745/RM
Awaiting decision Conditions -
Great Thickthorn Farm, Thickthorn Lane, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NQ
100% historically approved · decision due ~23 Oct
Discharge of Condition 1 against planning permission ref CB/26/00109/RM
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