Former site of Orchard Estate, Land Park Lane, Kensworth Data via plota.co.uk

CB/25/03981/DOC - Discharge of Condition Decided

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 2, 6, 22, 23 and 29 against planning permission ref. (Construction of 17 no residential dwellings and associated road) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 18 Oct 2026, 18:29

Application progress

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Received

17 Dec 2025

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Validated

18 Dec 2025

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Discharge of Condition Decision Released Condit…

15 Apr 2026

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Appeal dismissed

21 Sept 2026

Discharge of Condition Decision Released Condit… on 15 Apr 2026 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents

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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 354 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

Council: Central Bedfordshire
Application type: Discharge of Condition
Received: 17 Dec 2025
Validated: 18 Dec 2025
Parish: Kensworth
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 12 Feb 2026
Decision: Discharge of Condition Decision Released Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: There are no informative notes
Decision date: 15 Apr 2026
Appeal: Dismissed · 21 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3375109 ↗

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 18 Dec 2025
Comments by: 24 Apr 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