Unit 2, Ouzel Industrial Estate, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4ER Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior Approval for the installation, alteration or replacement of other solar photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs of non-domestic buildings: Installation of PV solar panels Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Jan 2026 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Site constraints 2
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
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Application type
- P.Notif. Solar Photovoltaics
- Postcode
- LU7 4ER
- Received
- 31 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 5 Dec 2025
- Parish
- Leighton-Linslade
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: There are no informative notes
- Decision date
- 29 Jan 2026
- Agent
- Show
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, 16 days slower than Central Bedfordshire's median of 39 for prior approvals. Approved, as 86% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals 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
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 5 Dec 2025
- Comments by
- 26 Jan 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 Jan 2026
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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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