Planning application
Land South of St Neots Road, Bedford Incl. land to North-East and West of existing Willington Lock Quarry Extraction Area, the existing Willington Lock Quarry and Mineral Processing Plant Site
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Proposal
Annual Monitoring Report (covering the period Jan Dec 2025) in connection with approved Hydrometric Monitoring, Mitigation and Maintenance Scheme and approved water quality monitoring and maintenance plan (annual reporting requirement under conditions 18 and 19 of Central Bedfordshire permission ref. CB/22/02558/MW and conditions 32 and 33 of Bedford Borough permission ref. 22/01468/EIAWM).
As published by the council, reference CB/26/02138/MWS
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/02138/MWS
- Type
- Minerals & Waste Schemes
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Parish
- Moggerhanger
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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CB/25/03018/MWS Granted
Land south of St Neots Road, Bedford incl. land to north-east and west of existing Willington Lock Quarry extraction area, the existing Willington Lock Quarry and mineral processing plant site
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 23 (detailed final restoration scheme); Condition 24 (land drainage for restored site); Condition 25 (five-year agricultural aftercare scheme); and Condition 26 (five-year aftercare scheme for nature conservation, woodland and amenity afteruse areas) with respect to Planning Permission ref. CB/22/02558/MW.
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CB/24/03497/MWS Withdrawn
Land south of St Neots Road, Bedford incl. land to north-east and west of existing Willington Lock Quarry extraction area, the existing Willington Lock Quarry and mineral processing plant site
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 7 of Planning Permission ref. CB/22/02558/MW in respect of limits of extraction/phase boundaries (phase 5 only).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 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 18 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
3 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
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CB/26/01450/MWS Granted
Four Winds Garage, West End, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3QT
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CB/26/00440/MWS Granted
Four Winds Garage, West End, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3QT
Discharge of Condition 13 (Noise & Dust Management Scheme) against planning permission ref. CB/23/02209/MW (Use of land (South side) for the importation, storage and distribution of tyres. The erection of metal palisade fencing along the front highway boundary and the construction of a concrete screen perimeter wall. Alterations and improvements to vehicular access. Revised Application following refusal of CB/22/01009/MW (Part Retrospective))
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CB/26/00437/MWS Granted
Four Winds Garage, West End, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3QT
Discharge of Condition 12 (Background Noise & External Sound Levels) against planning permission ref. CB/23/02209/MW (Use of land (South side) for the importation, storage and distribution of tyres. The erection of metal palisade fencing along the front highway boundary and the construction of a concrete screen perimeter wall. Alterations and improvements to vehicular access. Revised Application following refusal of CB/22/01009/MW (Part Retrospective))
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CB/26/00434/MWS Granted
Four Winds Garage, West End, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3QT
Discharge of Condition 20 (CCTV) against planning permission ref. CB/23/02206/MW (Use of land (North side) for a mixed use consisting of an extension to the lawful waste transfer facility and the use of land for the importation, storage and distribution of shipping containers. Erection of concrete panel screens and metal palisade fencing. Alterations and improvements to vehicular access. Revised Application following refusal of CB/21/04005/MW (Part Retrospective))