Red Cow Farm House, Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Beds. LU5 6JP Data via plota.co.uk

Approved CB/26/00784/NMA
Admin / procedural
Council
Central Bedfordshire 6.3/10
Date received
11 Mar 2026
Date validated
11 Mar 2026
Postcode
LU5 6JP

Description

Non material amendment to planning permission (Revised scheme: Demolition of existing outbuildings whilst retaining the existing dwelling. Erection of 26 dwellings with access road and sewers. Amendment sought to the wording of condition 27 to amend this from a prior commencement condition to a prior to occupation condition. Data via plota.co.uk

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Associated applications 7

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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Other new applications on this street

26 Aug 2026Pending

Red Cow Farm House, Bedford Road, Bidwell, Dunstable, LU5 6JP

Discharge of Conditions 25 and 27 against planning permission ref CB/23/03448/FU...

CB/26/02661/DOC
15 May 2026Approved

Red Cow Farm House, Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JP

Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/23/03448/FULL (Revised scheme: ...

CB/26/01541/NMA
29 Apr 2026Approved

Midway Cottage, Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6JP

Erection of a detached garage and hardstanding (retrospective)

CB/26/01171/FULL
17 Jun 2026Pending

East Ocean Fish & Chip Bar, 4 Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DJ

Erection of a single storey side extension. Demolition of garages

CB/26/01262/FULL

Nearby new applications

26 Aug 2026Pending

Red Cow Farm House, Bedford Road, Bidwell, Dunstable, LU5 6JP

Discharge of Conditions 25 and 27 against planning permission ref CB/23/03448/FU...

CB/26/02661/DOC
19 Aug 2026Pending

9 Watervale, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6FY

Erection of a two storey rear extension and installation of front gates

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5 Aug 2026Pending

32 Churchfield Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5HL

Lawful Development Proposed, single storey rear extension

CB/26/02305/LDCP
17 Jun 2026Pending

East Ocean Fish & Chip Bar, 4 Bedford Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DJ

Erection of a single storey side extension. Demolition of garages

CB/26/01262/FULL
Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#88 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings