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

Granted Central Bedfordshire CB/26/02274/NMA Non-material Change to Permission

Relates to CB/23/03551/RM

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference CB/26/02274/NMA

Application record

Reference
CB/26/02274/NMA
Type
Non-material Change to Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Non-Material Amendment - Granted
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Decided
20 Aug 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 5 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 1 refused.

  • CB/26/01076/NMA Refused

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

    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.

    Decided 29 Apr 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/24/02658/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. 17 Jul 2026

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 20 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Pending

    Previously Registered.

  5. 20 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Non-Material Amendment - Granted

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 20 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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/22/04567/RM Submitted 22 Nov 2022 0m away

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