Land at Mancroft Road, adjacent to Fourways, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/00404/FULL - Full Application Refused
AgriculturalChange of use

Proposal

Change of use of land to equestrian and erection of a stable building with associated access, hardstanding, fencing and gate. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Feb 2026
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Validated
25 Feb 2026
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Refused
22 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Apr 2026 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

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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Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1478 m away: M1 Junction 10a Grade Separation - Luton.
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.

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Important details

Council
Central Bedfordshire
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
LU1 4DG
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Parish
Slip End
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Apr 2026
Decision
Full Application - Refused Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )This decision refers to plan numbers: J005502-DD-01, J005502-DD-02, J005502-DD-03 Rev: B, J005502-DD-04 Rev: A, J005502-DD-05, J005502-DD-06, J005502-DD-07.This decision refers to plan numbers: J005502-DD-01, J005502-DD-02, J005502-DD-03 Rev: B, J005502-DD-04 Rev: A, J005502-DD-05, J005502-DD-06, J005502-DD-07.
Decision date
22 Apr 2026
Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 28% of agricultural works here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
40decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received
3 supporting

100% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
25 Feb 2026
Comments by
14 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
16 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Land at Markyate Road, Slip End, Luton, LU1 4DG
Erection of four greenhouses for horticultural purposes, an outbuilding and creation of a…
CB/25/03600/FULL
2025 Refused
Cobblers Gold, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Construction of a wall enclosure
CB/25/00021/LDCP
2024 Refused
Cobblers Gold, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG
Removal of existing hawthorn hedgerow, to the existing front boundary and replace with a…
CB/24/02033/FULL
2024 Withdrawn
Cobblers Gold, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Construction of front boundary brick wall with m…
CB/24/01552/LDCP
2021 Refused
Cobblers Gold, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a replacement dwelling with basement with…
CB/21/04609/FULL
2021 Refused
Cobblers Gold, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG
Demolition of existing dwelling & erection of a replacement dwelling with basement
CB/21/01195/FULL
2020 Approved
Cobblers Gold, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG
Prior Approval for the enlargement of a dwelling house by the construction of an addition…
CB/20/03407/PAES
2020 Refused
Cobblers Gold, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG
Prior Notification of Householder Extension: Single storey rear extensions 8.00 metres be…
CB/20/01832/GPDE
2020 Refused
Cobblers Gold, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG
Re-submission of planning permission CB/19/01050/FULL Demolition of existing dwelling and…
CB/20/00050/FULL
2020 Approved
Meadow View, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG
Lawful Development Certicate Proposed: Conversion of part of existing garage into a guest…
CB/20/00455/LDCP
2019 Withdrawn
Meadow View, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG
First floor extension and partial garage conversion.
CB/19/03755/FULL
2019 Approved
Cobblers Gold, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG
Prior notification of householder extension: Ground floor rear extension
CB/19/02890/GPDE
2019 Withdrawn
Cobblers Gold, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a replacement 4-bedroom dwelling
CB/19/01050/FULL
2018 Approved
Cobblers Gold, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DG
Ground floor side and rear extension, loft conversion with hip to gable roof extension, g…
CB/18/03517/LDCP
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings