Land at Oakwell Park, LU5 6GU

1. 12 Aug 2026

   Received by Central Bedfordshire

2. 18 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 1 Sep 2026

   Decision issued: Comments Released

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• Oakwell Park, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JH

  CB/22/01835/DOC Submitted 5 May 2022 154m away

  Discharge of Condition 2 against planning permission CB/18/04471/FULL Application Site: Land at Oakwell Park, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, LU5 6JH Proposed Development: 48 new residential units.

  Decided Conditions

• Land west of Bidwell, Houghton Regis LU5 6JQ

  CB/22/04663/DOC Submitted 2 Dec 2022 274m away

  Discharge of Condition 6 against planning permission CB/20/01537/FULL: Erection of a mixed use Local Centre comprising 52 no. apartments, 1 no. day nursery (use Class D1), 1 no. retail unit (use Class A1), 4 no. retail units (use Classes A1/A3/A5) and associated infrastructure works including a haul road, landscaping and public realm. Cond 6 - Energy and Sustainability

  Decided Conditions New dwelling 2 docs
  Major scheme

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

  CB/23/03551/RM Submitted 2 Nov 2023 274m away

  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.

  Granted Reserved matters New dwelling 319 docs
  Major scheme

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

  CB/26/02274/NMA Submitted 17 Jul 2026 274m away

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

  Granted Amendments 11 docs

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

  CB/25/02000/SECM Submitted 10 Jun 2025 274m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~6 Aug

  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.

  Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs

• Land west of Bidwell Houghton Regis North Site 2, Watling Street, Houghton Regis

  CB/20/01642/DOC Submitted 21 May 2020 274m away

  Discharge of Condition 20 to planning permission CB/15/00297/OUT (Outline 'hybrid' planning application with details of main access routes, primary road network and associated drainage in detail only and layout in outline with details of landscaping, appearance and scale reserved for later determination. Development to comprise: Up to 1,850 residential (C3) dwellings (including affordable housing), 2FE Primary School (D1), employment land (Use Classes B1 [a-c], B2 & B8), local centre comprising retail (A1, A2, A3, A4 & A5) and community/leisure uses (D1 & D2), layout of public open spaces including sports pitches and changing rooms, natural wildlife areas and all associated works and operations including engineering operations and earthworks)

  Decided Conditions

• CB/26/02449/EPD Decided

  Biggleswade Eastern ELC Sub Station, Holme Crescent, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. SG18 8DF

  Electricity Works Permitted Development (Install a new 10kVA generator on new concrete foundation. Install power duct from source to genny. Install wide cable trunking on concrete base. Install AMF panel on a new pole fixed to concrete base. Retain the Eltek PSU cabinet)

  5 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• CB/26/02429/EPD Withdrawn

  Four Fields, Tebworth Road, Tebworth, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PZ

  Electricity Works Permitted Development related to an overhead line.

  22 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• CB/26/02317/EPD Awaiting decision

  Four Fields, Tebworth Road, Tebworth, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PZ

  Electricity Works Permitted Development, disconnection of existing O/H to U/G single phase service and connection of a new three phase O/H service with a new pole installation.

  22 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• CB/25/03135/MWPA Awaiting decision

  Potton Quarry, Potton Road, Everton, Sandy, SG19 2JH

  Prior Approval of Mineral Planning Authority relating to the erection of a double-storey site office within the existing Potton Quarry site compound (Development Ancillary to Mining Operations).

  1 Oct 2025 Prior approval
• CB/24/03075/EPD Decided

  Centre Farm, Battlesden, LU7 9LQ

  Electricity Works - (Existing 50kVA Split phase pole mounted transformer to be upgraded to 100kVA, restring exisiting overhead HV cable from split phase to 3 phase, etc)

  24 Oct 2024 Prior approval