Land East of Ampthill Road and North of Bedford Road surrounding Great Thickthorn Farm, Houghton Conquest Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Reserved Matters: following Outline Application (Outline application (with all matters reserved except access): Mixed use development with access from Ampthill Road and Bedford Road comprising up to 650 dwellings, children's play spaces, a countryside park comprising formal and informal open space and playing pitches, new woodland and other landscape works together with a localised footpath diversion, a site of up to 2.00 hectares for educational use and other associated works and operations including but not limited to demolition, earthworks and engineering operations (including in relation to utilities and drainage). Approval of reserved matters for Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) for 299 dwellings, with partial discharge of conditions 25 (Scheme of Noise Attenuation Measures), 26 (Waste Audit Scheme), 31 (Renewable and Low Energy Sources) and 37 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) (For Residential Areas 710) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Dec 2025 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Site constraints 2
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Important details
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Application type
- Reserved Matters
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 3 Sept 2025
- Parish
- Houghton Conquest
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Reserved Matters- 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 2021 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 2021 and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). 2 )This permission relates only to that required under the Town & Country Planning Acts 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 permission relates only to that required under the Town & Country Planning Acts 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 )The following conditions from outline permission CB/17/02575/OUT are considered to be discharged by this decision (subject to implementation where relevant): 25, 26, 31 and 37 for the land within the red line boundary of this RM application only.The following conditions from outline permission CB/17/02575/OUT are considered to be discharged by this decision (subject to implementation where relevant): 25, 26, 31 and 37 for the land within the red line boundary of this RM application only. 4 )The Council does not accept materials at their offices. Where there is a requirement for materials to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, please contact the Case Officer to arrange for them to be viewed, usually this will be on site.The Council does not accept materials at their offices. Where there is a requirement for materials to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, please contact the Case Officer to arrange for them to be viewed, usually this will be on site. 5 )Anglian Water has assets close to or crossing this site or there are assets subject to an adoption agreement. Therefore, the site layout should take this into account and accommodate these assets within either prospectively adoptable highways or public open space. If this is not practicable then the sewers will need to be diverted at the developer's cost under Section 185 of the Water Industry Act 1991. or, in the case of apparatus under an adoption agreement, liaise with the owners of the apparatus. It should be noted that the diversion works should normally be completed before development can commence.Anglian Water has assets close to or crossing this site or there are assets subject to an adoption agreement. Therefore, the site layout should take this into account and accommodate these assets within either prospectively adoptable highways or public open space. If this is not practicable then the sewers will need to be diverted at the developer's cost under Section 185 of the Water Industry Act 1991. or, in the case of apparatus under an adoption agreement, liaise with the owners of the apparatus. It should be noted that the diversion works should normally be completed before development can commence. 6 )The applicant is advised that if it is the intention to request Central Bedfordshire Council as Local Highway Authority, to adopt the proposed highways within the site as maintainable at the public expense then details of the specification, layout and alignment, width and levels of the said highways together with all the necessary highway and drainage arrangements, including run off calculations shall be submitted to the Highways Agreements Officer, Highways Contract Team, Community Services, Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford SG17 5TQThe applicant is advised that if it is the intention to request Central Bedfordshire Council as Local Highway Authority, to adopt the proposed highways within the site as maintainable at the public expense then details of the specification, layout and alignment, width and levels of the said highways together with all the necessary highway and drainage arrangements, including run off calculations shall be submitted to the Highways Agreements Officer, Highways Contract Team, Community Services, Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford SG17 5TQ 7 )For the avoidance of doubt, this approval relates only to the land within the red line shown on approved drawing no. 19630/1001. Where any approved plan shows any detail on land outside the red line, that detail is not approved by this permission.For the avoidance of doubt, this approval relates only to the land within the red line shown on approved drawing no. 19630/1001. Where any approved plan shows any detail on land outside the red line, that detail is not approved by this permission.
- Decision date
- 17 Dec 2025
- Agent
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How this decision compares
Decided in 105 days from validation, 92 days faster than Central Bedfordshire's median of 197 for reserved matters. Approved, as 100% of reserved matters here are.
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Last counted 12 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 3 Sept 2025
- Comments by
- 10 Dec 2025
- Site or press notice
- 19 Sept 2025
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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