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Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

Refused Central Bedfordshire CB/26/01076/NMA Non-material Change to Permission

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Relates to CB/23/03551/RM

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

The Non Material Amendment to planning permission ref. CB/23/03551/RM Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/22/04525/VOC (Outline Application for residential development for up to 100 dwellings with all matters reserved, except access.) Full details of reserved matters for 76 dwellings including appearance, landscaping, scale and layout pursuant to outline consent CB/22/04525/VOC. Amendment sought to omit the external balconies on coach houses and flats.

As published by the council, reference CB/26/01076/NMA

Application record

Reference
CB/26/01076/NMA
Type
Non-material Change to Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Non-Material Amendment - Refused
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Decided
29 Apr 2026
Parish
Houghton Regis
Decision by
Officer Delegated
Postcode
LU5 6JQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 6 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 1 refused.

  • CB/26/02274/NMA Granted

    Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/23/03551/RM Amendment sought: Revised boundary treatments.

    Decided 20 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • CB/25/02000/SECM Awaiting decision

    Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    Modification of Section 106 Agreement attached to planning permission: CB/19/04220/OUT, CB/22/04525/VOC and CB/23/03551/RM. Modification requested, Viability concerns as detailed within the attached Viability Assessment.

    Submitted 10 Jun 2025 Conditions
  • CB/24/03398/DOC Granted

    Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    Discharge of Conditions 7, 9, 14, 15 and 17 against planning permission ref. CB/22/04525/VOC (Removal of condition 10 and Variation of conditions 13, 15 and 21 of planning permission CB/19/04220/OUT (Outline Application for Residential Development for up to 100 Dwellings with all matters reserved, except access) vary condition 13 from the requirement of 14 mainstream housing together with 9 units for care/support to 13.72% of total units suitable for the elderly and condition 21 to be amended to "The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plan: 13060as2.15 Rev D (in so far as it relates to the means of access)")

    Decided 20 Jan 2025 Conditions
  • CB/24/02658/DOC Granted

    Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    Discharge of Condition 18 ( Parts 1 & 3 ) against planning permission ref. CB/22/04525/VOC (Removal of condition 10 and Variation of conditions 13, 15 and 21 of planning permission CB/19/04220/OUT (Outline Application for Residential Development for up to 100 Dwellings with all matters reserved, except access) vary condition 13 from the requirement of 14 mainstream housing together with 9 units for care/support to 13.72% of total units suitable for the elderly and condition 21 to be amended to "The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plan: 13060as2.15 Rev D (in so far as it relates to the means of access)")

    Decided 8 Oct 2024 Conditions
  • CB/23/03551/RM Granted

    Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/22/04525/VOC (Outline Application for residential development for up to 100 dwellings with all matters reserved, except access.) Full details of reserved matters for 76 dwellings including appearance, landscaping, scale and layout pursuant to outline consent CB/22/04525/VOC.

    Decided 8 Nov 2024 Reserved matters

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2026

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 7 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Non-Material Amendment - Refused

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • CB/23/03551/RM Granted

    Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/22/04525/VOC (Outline Application for residential development for up to 100 dwellings with all matters reserved, except access.) Full details of reserved matters for 76 dwellings including appearance, landscaping, scale and layout pursuant to outline consent CB/22/04525/VOC.

    Decided 8 Nov 2024 Reserved matters

Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Central Bedfordshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    CB/22/04544/DOC Submitted 23 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 7 against planning permission CB/20/01537/FULL (Erection of a mixed use Local Centre comprising 52 no. apartments, 1 no. day nursery (Use Class D1), 1 no. retail unit (Use Class A1) 4 no.retail units (Use Classes A1/A3/A5) and associated infrastructure works including a haul road, landscaping and public realm).

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 5 docs
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  • Land west of Bidwell, Houghton Regis LU5 6JQ

    CB/22/04663/DOC Submitted 2 Dec 2022 50 yards away

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  • Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    CB/23/03551/RM Submitted 2 Nov 2023 50 yards away

    Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/22/04525/VOC (Outline Application for residential development for up to 100 dwellings with all matters reserved, except access.) Full details of reserved matters for 76 dwellings including appearance, landscaping, scale and layout pursuant to outline consent CB/22/04525/VOC.

    Granted Reserved matters New dwelling 319 docs
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  • Land at Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    CB/22/04567/RM Submitted 22 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    Reserved Matters: Erection of 77 dwellings, providing full details of reserved matters including appearance, landscaping, scale and layout. Pursuant to Outline Application CB/19/04220/OUT: Residential Development for up to 100 Dwellings with all matters reserved, except access.

    Refused Reserved matters New dwelling 93 docs
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  • Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JQ

    CB/26/02274/NMA Submitted 17 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/23/03551/RM Amendment sought: Revised boundary treatments.

    Granted Amendments 11 docs

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    CB/23/00122/NMA Submitted 13 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/20/00675/VOC (Variation of condition 19 of planning permission CB/19/03232/RM Reserved matters: Appearance, scale and landscaping for residential development of 336 dwellings on Development Parcels 5a and 5b Bidwell West, Houghton Regis. Outline application (CB/15/0297/OUT) was supported by a full Environmental Statement (ES). Variation to approved plans list (condition 19) to amend red line and to substitute approved plans.) Amendment sought to side windows on 2 house types.

    Granted Amendments New dwelling Windows or glazing 5 docs
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    Received 26 Feb, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Amendments
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    Received 24 Jun, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Amendments
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    Received 23 Sep, published by the council 27 Sep 2026 Amendments