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15 Bridge Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AH

Granted Central Bedfordshire CB/26/00510/PAEC P.Notif. Comm (Class E) to Dwellinghouse

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior Approval for change of use commercial/business/service to dwellinghouses: Change of use of the first floor from office (use class E) to dwellinghouse (use class C3).

As published by the council, reference CB/26/00510/PAEC

Application record

Reference
CB/26/00510/PAEC
Type
P.Notif. Comm (Class E) to Dwellinghouse
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Granted
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Decided
20 Apr 2026
Parish
Leighton-Linslade
Decision by
Officer Delegated
Postcode
LU7 1AH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • CB/26/01602/DOC Decided

    15 Bridge Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AH

    Discharge of Conditions 2 and 3 against planning permission ref. CB/26/00510/PAEC (Prior Approval for change of use commercial/business/service to dwellinghouses: Change of use of the first floor from office (use class E) to dwellinghouse (use class C3).)

    Decided 3 Sep 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Feb 2026

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 25 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 20 April 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 this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Central Bedfordshire's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

Nearby applications

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  • 15 Bridge Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AH

    CB/26/01602/DOC Submitted 20 May 2026 0m away

    Discharge of Conditions 2 and 3 against planning permission ref. CB/26/00510/PAEC (Prior Approval for change of use commercial/business/service to dwellinghouses: Change of use of the first floor from office (use class E) to dwellinghouse (use class C3).)

    Decided Conditions 7 docs
    Domestic

  • 20 Bridge Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AL

    CB/22/03863/FULL Submitted 30 Sep 2022 25m away

    1st floor rear extension, changes to front facade and conversion of class E use to C3, to form 5 apartments

    Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling Extension 22 docs
    Several homes

  • First and second floor, Albion Chambers, 1-3 High Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1DP

    CB/25/03951/DOC Submitted 15 Dec 2025 60m away

    Discharge of Conditions 3 and 4 against Prior Approval application ref. CB/22/01339/PAEM (Prior Approval for change of use of commercial/business/service to dwellinghouse: for the change of use of Class E space (former Class B1(a)) to form 6 apartments)

    Decided Conditions New dwelling 12 docs
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  • Carpark to rear of 7 - 9, Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AE

    CB/24/02141/LDCP Submitted 19 Jul 2024 115m away

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed (Installation of 4 x vehicle EV charging points within an existing vehicular car park.)

    Granted Lawful development 11 docs

  • 4 - 6 Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AE

    CB/24/02300/DOC Submitted 5 Aug 2024 115m away

    Discharge of Condition 8 against planning permission CB/21/04075/FULL (Conversion of B1 office use to C3 residential; 8 x 1-bed flats and 1 x 2-bed flat).Waste Management Plan

    Decided Conditions New dwelling 5 docs

  • Rear of 7 To 9, Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AE

    CB/26/01197/ADV Submitted 15 Apr 2026 115m away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~24 Jun

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    Awaiting decision Advertising 9 docs