Planning application
Unit 16, Harmill Industrial Estate, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4FF
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective planning application for the demolition of the former office building, the erection of a new storage building and use of the site for the importation, storage and processing of: wood and inert waste comprising of concrete, bricks, stone and rubble.
As published by the council, reference CB/26/02505/MW
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/02505/MW
- Type
- Minerals & Waste Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2026
- Parish
- Leighton-Linslade
- Postcode
- LU7 4FF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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CB/24/01226/MW Granted
Unit 16, Harmill Industrial Estate, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4FF
MW: Demolition of existing former office building and replacement with new storage building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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22 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 November 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
17 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Unit 16, Harmill Industrial Estate, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4FF
MW: Demolition of existing former office building and replacement with new storage building.
Granted Other Demolition 23 docs -
Grundfos Pumps Ltd, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TL
New canteen remodel and steel framed glazed building with an external decking area and new entrance to the canteen area
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 14 docs -
Brickyard Quarry, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4SQ
Removal of Condition 8 of Planning Permission CB/18/01696/RM (Reserved matters application for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of 165 dwellings and associated parking and open space. Persuant to outline planning consent CB/11/00501/OUT dated 19.08.2011 and variation of condition CB/16/03224/VOC dated 04.08.201): Removal of a one-way road sign as a result of a section 38 adoption of highways agreement.
Granted Amendments 19 docsMajor scheme -
9 Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4SQ
82% historically approved · decision due ~20 Nov
Change of use of dwelling house (class C3) to car sales (sui generis) and one bed flat (class C3). Demolition of garage and conservatory
Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Demolition 5 docsSmall domestic -
Roadgrip Ltd, 3 Grovebury Road, Bedfordshire, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4SQ
Advertisement: 1 externally illuminated LED digital, display screen, wall mounted to the first floor of the corner to the front and side elevation.
Granted Advertising 14 docs -
Brickyard Quarry, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4SQ
Discharge of Condition 17 against Planning Permission CB/16/03224/VOC (Removal of Conditions 19 and 20 and variations to conditions 27 and 35 attached to planning permission reference CB/11/00501/OUT dated 19th August 2011 (for Outline planning permission for up to 165 dwellings and associated infrastructure)
Granted Conditions 3 docsMajor scheme
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CB/26/00434/MWS Granted
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