Scout Hut, Hockliffe Road, Leighton Buzzard Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/00766/NMA - Non-material Change to Permission Approved

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission (Replacement of the scout hut and installation of solar panels to the roof) Amendment sought to increase the height of the building and for changes to the entrance ramp and associated stepped access design Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 13 Oct 2026, 12:22

Application progress

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Received

9 Mar 2026

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Validated

10 Mar 2026

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Approved

25 Mar 2026

Approved on 25 Mar 2026 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 3

Part of

Full20 Oct 2025council archive

Conditions details submitted for 4, 5, 6
- AmendmentNon-material amendmentThis application10 Mar 2026CB/26/00766/NMA
- ConditionsDischarge of Conditions 4, 5 & 624 Feb 2026CB/26/00513/DOC

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

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Also on the record

Flood defence about 16 m from the postcode pin (embankment, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood); Inside the Leighton Buzzard built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1276 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application.

Not affected

Not green belt · 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: Non-material Change to Permission
Received: 9 Mar 2026
Validated: 10 Mar 2026
Parish: Leighton-Linslade
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 7 Apr 2026
Decision: Non-Material Amendment - Granted Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: There are no informative notes
Decision date: 25 Mar 2026
Agent: D Snapes

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 10 Mar 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