31 New Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LS Data via plota.co.uk
CB/26/00214/PAEC - P.Notif. Comm (Class E) to Dwellinghouse
Approved
Proposal
Prior Approval for Change of use from Commercial Business and Service (Class E) to dwellinghouses (Class C3): Change of use from office (Class E) to residential (Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
22 Jan 2026
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Validated
13 Feb 2026
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Approved
9 Apr 2026
Approved on 9 Apr 2026 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026
Site constraints 4
Linslade Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 40 and 42, New Road, Grade II, about 28 m from the postcode pin · 13 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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- 28 m40 and 42, New RoadGrade II
- 39 m44 and 46, New RoadGrade II
- 55 m48 and 50, New RoadGrade II
- 62 m21 Church RoadGrade II
- 65 m13 Church RoadGrade II
- 66 m43 and 45, New RoadGrade II
- 66 mThe Hunt LodgeGrade II
- 67 m15, Church RoadGrade II
- 69 m52 and 54, New RoadGrade II
- 69 m17, Church RoadGrade II
- 88 mChelsea House Flats 1-7Grade II
- 97 mChurch of St BarnabasGrade II
- 117 mBuxton HouseGrade II
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 192 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Inside the Leighton Buzzard built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Application type
- P.Notif. Comm (Class E) to Dwellinghouse
- Postcode
- LU7 2LS
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Parish
- Leighton-Linslade
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 10 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )Regulation 75 of the�Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017�imposes a condition on any permission granted by the General Permitted Development Order (GDPO) that is likely to have a significant effect on a European Site (Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation) must not commence until the developer has received written notification of the approval of the local planning authority under Regulation 77. This means that any development granted under the GPDO that will result in creation of new dwellings cannot lawfully proceed until Regulation 77 is satisfied.��This includes all development that has received Prior Approval consent under the GPDO but has not been completed. The process for this is to submit to the planning authority sufficient information for it to enable an assessment to take place. There is no statutory application form to be completed, but there is a requirement in the Regulations to pay �30 at the time of application. Central Bedfordshire Council will then inform Natural England of the application, who will be given a period to make comments, and will take these comments into account. Following approval of the draft Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Mitigation Strategy by the Council's Executive Committee on 7th February 2023, the final Mitigation Strategy has now been published on the Council website. The Mitigation Strategy details four open spaces which the Council has successfully secured as Strategic Alternative Green Spaces (SANGs) to mitigate the impact of development in parts of southern Central Bedfordshire on the Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation. The full Strategy document can be found on the Council website: View or download the mitigation strategy (PDF). For development which cannot provide its own SANG, applicants who wish to make use of the Council's Mitigation Strategy to satisfy Regulation 75 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 in relation to their Prior Approval applications will need to complete a Unilateral Undertaking agreement which secures contributions to the Strategy. This will comprise of contributions to Part A (SAMM), Part B (SANG), as well as fees to cover monitoring and legal costs. Once contributions to the Mitigation Strategy have been agreed, we will then be able to consult Natural England and the Council's Legal Officers prior to issuing any written approval with respect to Regulation 77.Regulation 75 of the�Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017�imposes a condition on any permission granted by the General Permitted Development Order (GDPO) that is likely to have a significant effect on a European Site (Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation) must not commence until the developer has received written notification of the approval of the local planning authority under Regulation 77. This means that any development granted under the GPDO that will result in creation of new dwellings cannot lawfully proceed until Regulation 77 is satisfied.��This includes all development that has received Prior Approval consent under the GPDO but has not been completed. The process for this is to submit to the planning authority sufficient information for it to enable an assessment to take place. There is no statutory application form to be completed, but there is a requirement in the Regulations to pay �30 at the time of application. Central Bedfordshire Council will then inform Natural England of the application, who will be given a period to make comments, and will take these comments into account. Following approval of the draft Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Mitigation Strategy by the Council's Executive Committee on 7th February 2023, the final Mitigation Strategy has now been published on the Council website. The Mitigation Strategy details four open spaces which the Council has successfully secured as Strategic Alternative Green Spaces (SANGs) to mitigate the impact of development in parts of southern Central Bedfordshire on the Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation. The full Strategy document can be found on the Council website: View or download the mitigation strategy (PDF). For development which cannot provide its own SANG, applicants who wish to make use of the Council's Mitigation Strategy to satisfy Regulation 75 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 in relation to their Prior Approval applications will need to complete a Unilateral Undertaking agreement which secures contributions to the Strategy. This will comprise of contributions to Part A (SAMM), Part B (SANG), as well as fees to cover monitoring and legal costs. Once contributions to the Mitigation Strategy have been agreed, we will then be able to consult Natural England and the Council's Legal Officers prior to issuing any written approval with respect to Regulation 77. 2 )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.
- Decision date
- 9 Apr 2026
- Agent
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How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 65% of changes of use here are.
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Council56d
UK56d
63%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
100%go to committee
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Public comments
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Last counted 13 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 13 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 30 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 9 Mar 2026
Historical activity at this location
20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2024
Approved
36 New Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LX
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Erection of outbuilding
2023
Withdrawn
Ground Floor of 42 New Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LX
Conversion of a ground floor office to residential accommodation. Replacement of the exis…
2023
Withdrawn
Ground Floor of 42 New Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LX
Listed Building: Conversion of a ground floor office to residential accommodation. Replac…
2022
Approved
57 Old Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2RB
Part demolition of existing building and erection of 2-storey side extension.
2022
Approved
7A Old Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2RB
Change of Use: Class Ea (A1) to Sui Generis - hot food takeaway with internal fit-out, in…
2022
Approved
4 Parkview Court, New Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LU
Garage extension and conversion with alterations to windows and facade
2021
Approved
3A Church Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LR
Variation of condition numbers 2 & 7 of planning permission CB/19/01586/FULL (Demolition…
2021
Approved
11 & 13 Old Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2RB
Replacement of windows 11 & 13 Old Road. Installation of external fire escape in rear cou…
2021
Approved
3A Church Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LR
Discharge of Conditions 3 and 4 against planning permission CB/19/01586/FULL (Demolition…
2019
Approved
36 New Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LX
Single-storey rear extension
2019
Approved
3A Church Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LR
Demolition of existing conservatory. Single story rear extension and garage conversion wi…
2019
Approved
56 New Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LX
Proposed two storey infill extension and single storey rear extension.
2018
Approved
11 Church Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LR
Replacement of existing uninsulated corrugated asbestos and corrugated transparent plasti…
2018
Approved
57 Old Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2RB
Demolition of western extension on the original house and replacement with 2x 1-bed mews…
2017
Approved
27 Church Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LR
To install a replacement extension roof to the rear of the property
2017
Approved
50 New Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LX
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and the erection of a part two storey…
2017
Approved
50 New Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LX
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and the erection of a part two storey…
2016
Approved
2 Parkview Court, New Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LU
Modification to the front elevation kitchen window and bin shed
2016
Approved
55 Old Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2RB
Conversion of offices to 3no. dwellinghouses
2016
Approved
44 New Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2LX
Listed Building: Re-Rendering of main body on South Elevation and repair render on Doric…
Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#88 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
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%).
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for householder decisions
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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
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