The North and South Tunnel Portals of Linslade Tunnel, Below Stoke Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2SD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Listed Building: Replacement of two bricks to the north entrance with signage replacement, removal of existing palisade fencing and install 1.1m high handrails at the north and south tunnel entrances Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Jan 2026 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Site constraints 7
Checked on 7 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
- Listed Building
- Postcode
- LU7 2SD
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 19 Nov 2025
- Parish
- Leighton-Linslade
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Listed Building - Granted Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )GDP Policy Informative Central Beds Local Plan In accordance with Article 35 (1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the reason for any condition above relates to the Policies as referred to in the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).GDP Policy Informative Central Beds Local Plan In accordance with Article 35 (1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the reason for any condition above relates to the Policies as referred to in the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). 2 )This consent relates only to that required under the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment or under the Building Regulations. Any other consent or approval which is necessary must be obtained from the appropriate authority.This consent relates only to that required under the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment or under the Building Regulations. Any other consent or approval which is necessary must be obtained from the appropriate authority. 3 )Please note that the unnumbered drawings submitted in connection with this application have been given unique numbers by the Local Planning Authority. The numbers can be sourced by examining the plans on the View a Planning Application pages of the Council's website: www.centralbedfordshire.gov.ukPlease note that the unnumbered drawings submitted in connection with this application have been given unique numbers by the Local Planning Authority. The numbers can be sourced by examining the plans on the View a Planning Application pages of the Council's website: www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
- Decision date
- 21 Jan 2026
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 63 days from validation, about the council's usual 60 days. Approved, as 95% of listed building works here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 18 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 19 Nov 2025
- Comments by
- 13 Jan 2026
- Site or press notice
- 23 Dec 2025
Historical activity at this location
4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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