Land East Of Ampthill Road And North Of Bedford Road Surrounding Great Thickthorn Farm, Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest

This case has not yet been decided CB/26/01593/NMA
Date received
21 May 2026
Date validated
21 May 2026
Postcode
MK45 3NJ

Description

Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/24/01802/RM (Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/17/02575/OUT (Mixed use development with access from Ampthill Road and Bedford Road comprising up to 650 dwellings and landscaping) Approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 351 dwellings with partial discharge of conditions 25 (Scheme of Noise Attenuation Measures), 26 (Waste Audit Scheme), 31 (Renewable and Low Energy Sources) and 37 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) relevant to the Residential Areas 1-6) Amendment sought to changes to condition 18 . Alterations to relevant Hayton plots to change the floor layout affecting the windows

Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.6/10
Good
#73 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Central Bedfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #46 out of 292. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) 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 performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #218 of 292
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #184 of 292
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #46 of 292
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #67 of 292
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