Planning application
Land north of, Highfield House, Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, LU5 5EU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of four dwellings
As published by the council, reference CB/26/01034/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/01034/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Parish
- Houghton Regis
- Postcode
- LU5 5EU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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1 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 27 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
66 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 full applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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