Planning application
Rear of 7 To 9, Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AE
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of sorting office and industrial sheds. Erection of a childrens day care nursery with associated hard and soft landscaping
As published by the council, reference CB/26/01200/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/01200/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Parish
- Leighton-Linslade
- Postcode
- LU7 1AE
Comment by 25 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Central Bedfordshire through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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CB/26/01197/ADV Awaiting decision
Rear of 7 To 9, Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AE
Advertisement: 2 internally illuminated wall mounted signs
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Apr 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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29 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 24 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
68 documents on file for this application
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