Paddock, The Rye, Eaton Bray LU6 2BQ Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/02808/PIP - Planning in Principle Refused

Proposal

Permission in Principle for two to four dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
10 Sept 2026
✗
Refused
20 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 Oct 2026 · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

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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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
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 360 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Inside the Eaton Bray and Edlesborough built-up area; Priority habitat about 31 m away: Traditional orchard; 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 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
Planning in Principle
Postcode
LU6 2BQ
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Parish
Eaton Bray
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Planning in Principle - Refused Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )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. 2 )This decision refers to plan numbers CBC-001.This decision refers to plan numbers CBC-001.
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Agent
G Hutchinson

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 16 days faster than Central Bedfordshire's median of 56 for new homes. Refused, as 59% of new homes here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
41%approved
100%go to committee

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

Public comments

7comments received
7 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Sept 2026
Comments by
16 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
25 Sept 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