Planning application
Reddings Wood, Hazelwood Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2HD
Works: Demolition
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Proposal
Outline Application: Demolition of buildings and erection of new buildings for Use Class E(g)/B2/B8 with associated access, parking, landscaping, drainage, service infrastructure and other ancillary works. All Matters Reserved.
As published by the council, reference CB/26/00968/OUT
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/00968/OUT
- Type
- Outline Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Parish
- Houghton Conquest, Ampthill
- Postcode
- MK45 2HD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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CB/26/02459/FULL Awaiting decision
Reddings Wood, Hazelwood Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2HD
Erection of a building with ancillary office space, staff facilities, and associated infrastructure including an internal access road, service yard, drainage, landscaping, service infrastructure, PV panels and other ancillary works
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CB/26/00517/FULL Awaiting decision
Reddings Wood, Hazelwood Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2HD
Erection of a manufacturing building, solar panels, associated infrastructure, access road, service yard, drainage, landscaping and other ancillary works
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CB/23/00240/DOC Granted
Reddings Wood, Hazelwood Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2HD
Discharge of Condition 2 against CB/22/02664/FULL Demolition of manufacturing/storage warehouse. The site will be backfilled with sub and top soil and seeded. Abutted building will be structurally modified to allow it to stand alone, this will include erection of new east elevation gable wall.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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8 Apr 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 3 June 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
51 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 outline applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Reddings Wood, Hazelwood Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2HD
83% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct
Erection of a building with ancillary office space, staff facilities, and associated infrastructure including an internal access road, service yard, drainage, landscaping, service infrastructure, PV panels and other ancillary works
Awaiting decision Full applications 44 docs -
Reddings Wood, Hazelwood Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2HD
Discharge of Condition 2 against CB/22/02664/FULL Demolition of manufacturing/storage warehouse. The site will be backfilled with sub and top soil and seeded. Abutted building will be structurally modified to allow it to stand alone, this will include erection of new east elevation gable wall.
Granted Conditions Demolition 3 docs -
Reddings Wood, Hazelwood Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2HD
83% historically approved · decision due ~24 Apr
Erection of a manufacturing building, solar panels, associated infrastructure, access road, service yard, drainage, landscaping and other ancillary works
Awaiting decision Full applications 61 docs -
8 Hazelwood Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2HA
Discharge of Condtion Condition 2 (K1229-Materials) & Condition 4 (B18055 Ecology Impact Assessment) To Planning Permission CB/18/03144/Full (Demolition of existing dwelling and the erection of two dwellings with improvements to the existing access, car parking and other associated works)
Granted Conditions Demolition 8 docsSeveral homes -
30 Hazelwood Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2HA
Discharge of Conditions 4 and 6 against planning permission CB/24/01141/FULL (Demolition of existing bungalow. Erection of a four-bed, two-storey, self-build dwelling, including hard and soft landscaping and associated works).
Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 8 docsDomestic
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