Planning application
Unit 4 The Ridgeway Business Park, The Ridgeway, Blunham, MK44 3DE
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Use of Site for the importation, storage, sorting, separation, screening, baling, shredding, crushing, compaction and bulking of Dry Mixed Recycling, Construction and Demolition and Commercial and Industrial waste; a change of ground levels, the construction of a waste processing building and site office, installation of a weighbridge and provision of vehicular parking.
As published by the council, reference CB/26/01820/MW
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/01820/MW
- Type
- Minerals & Waste Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Parish
- Moggerhanger
- Postcode
- MK44 3DE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 August 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
38 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 less common application types in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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