Unit F, Townsend Farm Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5BA Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/00629/FULL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Installation of an external cold storage unit and front canopy, retrospective Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
25 Feb 2026
✓
Validated
12 May 2026
✗
Refused
21 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 21 Jul 2026 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Public footpath about 10 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project about 1071 m away: Woodside Link Houghton Regis Bedfordshire
The site is about 1071 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Houghton Regis built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
Full Application
Postcode
LU5 5BA
Received
25 Feb 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Parish
Houghton Regis
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Full Application - Refused Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )This decision refers to plan number: A 201 Rev: C, A 501 Rev: B.This decision refers to plan number: A 201 Rev: C, A 501 Rev: B. Appeal Procedure: Part 1 Written Reps Hearing Date: No date
Decision date
21 Jul 2026
Agent
Tomi Adebayo

How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 5 days slower than Central Bedfordshire's median of 65 for commercial and major works. Refused, as 23% of commercial and major works here are.

42%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
46decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
12 May 2026
Comments by
25 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
3 Jun 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