Central Bedfordshire Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Central Bedfordshire Council decided more than 2,900 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 11% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 54 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Central Bedfordshire Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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14 October 2026 · Refused
Land North of Dunstable Road, Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire · CB/26/01898/FULL
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26 August 2026 · Approved
Land to the East of Langford Road and North of Queens Way and Denny Cresent Langford · CB/26/00148/RM
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25 August 2026 · Approved
Unit 30, Verey Road, Dunstable, LU5 4TT · CB/25/02759/FULL
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19 August 2026 · Approved
Sports Pitches, Super Local Area of Play and Car Parking located at Land East Of Ampthill Road And North Of Bedford Road Surrounding Great Thickthorn Farm, Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest · CB/25/03846/RM
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4 August 2026 · Approved
Great Thickthorn Farm, Thickthorn Lane, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NQ · CB/26/00109/RM
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31 July 2026 · Approved
Trinity Hall Farm, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PY · CB/24/00744/FULL
Figures for Central Bedfordshire Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,900 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 11%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 54 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 380 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 27%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2023 |
| Local Plan policies held | 92plan adopted 2021 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Central Bedfordshire Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“…other matter. 10. The main issues are: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; The effect of the proposed development on Flitwick Wood Ancient Woodland, County Wildlife Site and Local Nature Reserve; and…”
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“The main issues raised by this appeal are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity; and • whether or not the proposed development…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development upon biodiversity; • the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposed development upon highway safety; and, •…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; • The effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of future occupiers, having particular regard to the availability…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.