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CB/26/01468/NMA - Non-material Change to Permission Refused

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission (Erection of single storey rear extensions). Amendments sought: Removal of ground floor side door and first floor side window, additional window to ground floor next to front door for WC, house layout reversed, front door relocated to the out part of the building, rear extension reduced from 4m to 3m, window opening changed, change from white UPV windows to anthracite grey UPV windows, reduction in size of loft windows. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 May 2026
✓
Validated
1 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
8 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 8 Jun 2026 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 6

Registered park or garden about 24 m away: Wrest Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument about 107 m away: Wrest Park 18th century outbuildings, statues and gardens
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 48 m away: Silsoe Conservation Area; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Silsoe built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 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
Non-material Change to Permission
Postcode
MK45 4DP
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Parish
Silsoe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Non-Material Amendment - Refused Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: There are no informative notes
Decision date
8 Jun 2026

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
1 Jun 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