Planning application
The Garage, Leighton Road, Great Billington, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9BN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion from car sales and maintenance garage into two separate units to an office and car sales company
As published by the council, reference CB/26/02717/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/02717/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2026
- Parish
- Billington
- Postcode
- LU7 9BN
Comment by 29 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Central Bedfordshire through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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CB/26/02231/FULL Awaiting decision
The Garage, Leighton Road, Great Billington, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9BN
Replacement of existing low level metal perimeter fencing with a new 2m high metal palisade fencing, associated access gates and high level CCTV
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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22 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Oct 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
8 documents on file for this application
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