Planning application
Manor Farm, Sewell Lane, Sewell, Dunstable, LU6 1RP
Works: Demolition Windows or glazing Domestic
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Proposal
Listed Building: Conversion of barn, subdivided into 3 office units, demolition of lean to, insertion of new windows, doors, new steps and railings to office unit 3 and installation of mezzanine floor to each unit. Change of use of former Doctor's Surgery to 1 residential dwelling. Landscaping and associated works
As published by the council, reference CB/26/00871/LB
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/00871/LB
- Type
- Listed Building
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Parish
- Houghton Regis
- Postcode
- LU6 1RP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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CB/26/00870/FULL Awaiting decision
Manor Farm, Sewell Lane, Sewell, Dunstable, LU6 1RP
Conversion of barn, subdivided into 3 office units, demolition of lean to, insertion of new windows, doors, new steps and railings to office unit 3 and installation of mezzanine floor to each unit. Change of use of former Doctor's Surgery to 1 residential dwelling. Landscaping and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Mar 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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26 Mar 2026
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 21 May 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
32 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Central Bedfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Central Bedfordshire decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 98 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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