Dillingham Park, Woburn Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2HX Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/02462/FULL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Erection of 5 covered seating stands and 1 new mobile bar and relocation of toilets, temporary use for 5 year period Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Nov 2026 and 20 Nov 2026, from Central Bedfordshire's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 2 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 8

Registered park or garden about 36 m away: Ampthill 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve about 266 m away: Coopers Hill, Bedfordshire
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
12 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 57, Woburn Street, Grade II, about 57 m from the postcode pin · 12 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 31 m away: Ampthill Conservation Area; SSSI about 251 m away: Cooper's Hill SSSI; National infrastructure project about 1541 m away: Millbrook Power; Inside the Ampthill built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
MK45 2HX
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Parish
Ampthill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Nov 2026
Agent
M Wild

Decision outlook

Day 49 of the 56-day target. Central Bedfordshire usually decides commercial and major works by day 65.

Day 4916 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
42%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
46decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Central Bedfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Central Bedfordshire decision record →

Public comments

5comments received
4 objecting1 supporting

80% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Sept 2026
Comments by
2 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
25 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