Woodside, Oldhill Wood, Studham, Dunstable, LU6 2NE Data via plota.co.uk

CB/25/03906/FULL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Part demolition of existing buildings. Two storey rear extension. Single storey rear extension. Single storey front extension. New porch roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Dec 2025
✓
Validated
9 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
17 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 17 Apr 2026 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Chilterns National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Oldhill Wood built-up area; Priority habitat about 14 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; National infrastructure project about 1878 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £935,000 in March 2018. Detached house, freehold.

21 March 2018£935,000
23 January 2015£800,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area400 m² (4,306 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (18 out of 100), could reach E
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2013, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
LU6 2NE
Received
9 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Parish
Whipsnade
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Apr 2026
Decision
Full Application - Refused Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )This decision refers to plan numbers: WWS/2025/01 Rev: B, WWS/2025/02 Rev: C, WWS/2025/03 Rev: A, WWS/2025/05, WWS/2025/10 Rev: A, WWS/2025/11, WWS/2025/12, CBC-001.This decision refers to plan numbers: WWS/2025/01 Rev: B, WWS/2025/02 Rev: C, WWS/2025/03 Rev: A, WWS/2025/05, WWS/2025/10 Rev: A, WWS/2025/11, WWS/2025/12, CBC-001. 2 )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 Councils website www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.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 Councils website www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.
Decision date
17 Apr 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 67 days from validation, 13 days slower than Central Bedfordshire's median of 54 for demolitions. Refused, as 16% of demolitions here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
173decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
9 Feb 2026
Comments by
18 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
20 Feb 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.