Mundays Hill Quarry, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/00332/MWS - Minerals & Waste Schemes This case has not yet been decided

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to conditions 18 (reinforcement planting), 31 (restoration scheme) and 35 (aftercare) of planning permission : (Variation of conditions 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 16, 22, 23, 26, 31 and 35 of planning permission (importation of up 1,700,000m3 of inert fill to create finished contours and implementation of a restoration scheme post fill operations.(NB access arrangements subject to separate plg ref No. )). Variation sought to reflect the use of an alternative access and haul road and changes to the phasing scheme). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 31 Mar 2026. The consultation period closed on 18 Jun 2026.

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Site constraints 2

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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Minerals & Waste Schemes
Postcode
LU7 9LF
Received
3 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Parish
Heath & Reach
Target decision
31 Mar 2026

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
3 Feb 2026
Comments by
18 Jun 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