Chamberlains Barn Quarry, Phase 2, Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard

This case has not yet been decided CB/26/01263/DOC
Date received
22 Apr 2026
Date validated
22 Apr 2026
Postcode
LU7 3AA

Description

Discharge of Condition 17 against planning application ref. CB/11/01937/OUT utline: Mixed development including up to 950 dwellings; a site for a lower school; a local centre comprising retail and community uses; informal open space and country park, incorporating allotments, orchards, new tree and shrub planting, and play areas; and a new halt for the Narrow Gauge Railway (NGR).

6.5/10
Planning Authority Score
#72 of 282

Central Bedfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #52 out of 282. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Central Bedfordshire decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #211 of 282
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #177 of 282
87%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (71%) #52 of 282
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #66 of 282
64%
Minor dwellings approved
159 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
29 decided (10+ homes)
69%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,482
Total decisions
243 refused in 2025