9 Watervale, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6FY Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/02481/FULL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Erection of a two storey rear extension and installation of front gates Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 11 Nov 2026, from Central Bedfordshire's recent full applications. Comments are open until 23 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Houghton Regis built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
Full Application
Postcode
LU5 6FY
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Parish
Houghton Regis
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Oct 2026

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Central Bedfordshire usually decides full applications by day 84.

Day 2559 days to the predicted decision (day 84)
14%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
622decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Comments by
23 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
2 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