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Units 2 & 3, White Lion Retail Park, Boscombe Road, Dunstable, LU5 4WL

Awaiting decision Central Bedfordshire CB/26/01974/FULL Full Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Conversion of units 2 and 3 with new shop fronts, installation of a full cover mezzanine floor and associated works

As published by the council, reference CB/26/01974/FULL

Application record

Reference
CB/26/01974/FULL
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Parish
Dunstable
Postcode
LU5 4WL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • CB/26/01988/SECM Awaiting decision

    Units 2 & 3, White Lion Retail Park, Boscombe Road, Dunstable LU5 4WL

    Modification of Section 106 Agreement attached to planning permission CB/14/04371/FULL (modification required due to reconfiguration of Units 2 and 3 would reduce the footprint of Unit 3 to deliver a 'right sized' unit, which falls below the 325 square metre threshold)

    Submitted 22 Jun 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jun 2026

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 October 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

18 documents on file for this application

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What 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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Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Land adjacent Unit 10, White Lion Retail Park, Boscombe Road, Dunstable, LU5 4WL

    CB/26/01672/ADV Submitted 27 May 2026 50 yards away

    Advertisement: Siting of a free-standing digital display screen, internally illuminated

    Granted Advertising 12 docs

  • Units 2 & 3, White Lion Retail Park, Boscombe Road, Dunstable LU5 4WL

    CB/26/01988/SECM Submitted 22 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~18 Aug

    Modification of Section 106 Agreement attached to planning permission CB/14/04371/FULL (modification required due to reconfiguration of Units 2 and 3 would reduce the footprint of Unit 3 to deliver a 'right sized' unit, which falls below the 325 square metre threshold)

    Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs

  • Pizza Hut, White Lion Retail Park, Boscombe Road, Dunstable, LU5 4WL

    CB/21/02317/FULL Submitted 20 May 2021 50 yards away

    Full planning permission for the change of use from Class E (was A3) to a Sui Generis use consisting of a coffee shop /restaurant selling food drink for consumption on and off the premises. Installation of a drive-thru lane and associated engineering works, including relocated bin store, alterations to car parking and servicing arrangements and associated changes to landscaping. Demolition and alterations to the building and elevations and installation of new cladding.

    Granted Full applications Demolition 39 docs

  • 98 Dukeminster Road, Dunstable, LU5 4FF

    CB/24/01527/FULL Submitted 24 May 2024 250 yards away

    Erection of a rear conservatory and conversion of garage.

    Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs

  • Unit D, Chiltern Park Industrial Estate, Boscombe Road, Dunstable, LU5 4LT

    CB/26/01155/FULL Submitted 13 Apr 2026 250 yards away

    Single storey side extension with roof lights

    Refused Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 26 docs
    Small domestic

  • Unit C, Chiltern Park Industrial Estate, Boscombe Road, Dunstable, LU5 4LT

    CB/24/03434/FULL Submitted 27 Nov 2024 250 yards away

    Removal of existing link and portal style roof, to extend existing link with new mono pitch roof.

    Granted Full applications 18 docs

In Central Bedfordshire

  • CB/26/02448/FULL Granted

    107 Thillans, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0WP

    Single storey rear and side extensions with rooflights

    Received 4 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • CB/26/02461/FULL Granted

    39 Church Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1RE

    Removal of conservatory, replaced with single storey rear extension and rooflight, garage conversion, replace existing hanging wall tiles and fenestration changes

    Received 7 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • CB/26/02283/FULL Granted

    4 Bedford Road, Barton-le-Clay, Bedford, MK45 4JU

    Single storey rear extension

    Received 20 Jul, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • CB/26/02370/FULL Granted

    16 Parmiter Way, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2RQ

    Single storey side/rear extension with rooflight and partial garage conversion. Alterations to fenestration.

    Received 28 Jul, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • CB/26/01980/FULL Granted

    33 Staveley Road, Dunstable, LU6 3QQ

    Garage conversion, with insertion of a front window and increased roof height

    Received 22 Jun, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Full applications