Land at The Bays, Common Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 2PW Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/02372/FULL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Erection of one detached self-build dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
20 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
14 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Oct 2026 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Chilterns National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 466 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Inside the Kensworth 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 · 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
LU6 2PW
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Parish
Kensworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Full Application - Refused Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )This decision refers to plan numbers: Appendix 2, OAKPL-111A, OAKPL-111B, OAKPL-111C, OAKPL-111D, OAKPL-111E.This decision refers to plan numbers: Appendix 2, OAKPL-111A, OAKPL-111B, OAKPL-111C, OAKPL-111D, OAKPL-111E.
Decision date
14 Oct 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 59% of new homes here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
41%approved
100%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Central Bedfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Central Bedfordshire decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
16 Sept 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