Land to the rear of Kingswood Nursery, Dunstable Road, Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PU Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/00393/VOC - Variation of Condition Registered

Proposal

Variation of condition number 2(i)(a) of planning appeal ref. APP/ from (The material change of use comprising siting of caravans for residential use as a Gypsy and Traveller Caravan Site and associated development.) Variation sought: amendment to approved plans for the site layout… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 15 Apr 2026. The consultation period closed on 5 May 2026.

Site constraints 4

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.
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 Tilsworth 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 · 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
Variation of Condition
Postcode
LU7 9PU
Received
18 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Parish
Tilsworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Apr 2026

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Feb 2026
Comments by
5 May 2026
Site or press notice
17 Mar 2026
Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#88 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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