Shelton Farm, Lower Shelton Road, Marston Moreteyne, Bedford, MK43 0LP Data via plota.co.uk

CB/25/03746/VOC - Variation of Condition Approved

Proposal

Variation of Condition number 11 of planning permission (Reserved Matters related to planning permission . The reserved matters relates to a residential development consisting of 2 x 2 bedroom bungalows, 4 x 3 bedroom dwellings, 4 x 4 bedroom dwellings and 1 x 5 bedroom dwelling). Reason for variation: to replace approved drawings (02)001A and (02)020A with drawings PLA-010 and PLA-011. Cloakroom to change to a wet room. Rear elevation window detail in lounge is revised to improve buildability and allow vaulted ceiling detail. Change area of roof that has two pitches to a single pitch of 35 degrees to allow the use of the approved clay plain tiles… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 May 2026
Approved

Approved on · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

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      Conditions variation sought for 11

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Variation of Condition
Postcode
MK43 0LP
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Parish
Marston Moreteyne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Variation of Condition - Granted Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )This permission relates only to that required under the Town & Country Planning Acts and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment or under the Building Regulations. Any other consent or approval which is necessary must be obtained from the appropriate authority.This permission relates only to that required under the Town & Country Planning Acts and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment or under the Building Regulations. Any other consent or approval which is necessary must be obtained from the appropriate authority.

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
7 May 2026
Comments by
27 May 2026
Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#88 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Central Bedfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #62 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Central Bedfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #218 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #169 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #62 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #99 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
153 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
29 decided (10+ homes)
73%
Change of use approved
45 decided
1,444
Total decisions
226 refused in the year to March 2026