Planning application
Parcel 5, Houghton Regis North 1, Sundon Road, Houghton Regis, LU5 5GX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non material amendment to planning permission CB/24/01505/RM. Amendment sought (amend plot 160 from fully buff brick to half buff brick and half cladding)
As published by the council, reference CB/26/02428/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/02428/NMA
- Type
- Non-material Change to Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Non-Material Amendment - Granted
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2026
- Parish
- Houghton Regis
- Decision by
- Officer Delegated
- Postcode
- LU5 5GX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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5 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Status changed to Pending
Previously Registered.
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20 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Non-Material Amendment - Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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