Eastern Way Quarry Complex, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF Data via plota.co.uk

Approved CB/26/00338/MW
Admin / procedural
Council
Central Bedfordshire 6.3/10
Date received
3 Feb 2026
Date validated
3 Feb 2026
Postcode
LU7 9LF

Description

Variation of conditions 1 and 37 of planning permission : 'Consolidating planning application for the continued winning and working of silica sand from the Mundays Hill Quarry & Churchways Complex encompassing review of old mineral permissions within Eastern Way Complex and winning and working of silica sand from a western extension to Mundays Hill Quarry. Variation of hours for processing at Mundays Hill Processing Plan. Comprehensive restoration of Mundays Hill, Double Arches, Churchways Complex & Nine Acres to predominantly agricultural land and woodland with hedgerows, boundary vegetation and footpath/linkages to allow public access'. to allow the importation of approximately 30,000 tonnes of reclaimed filter/sports sands per annum for processing at the existing Eastern Way Floatex Plant. Data via plota.co.uk

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    Conditions variation sought for 1, 37

    • VariationVariation of conditions 1 and 37 - 'Consolidating planning application for the continued…This applicationCB/26/00338/MW

Site constraints 2

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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. A site survey can differ.
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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Historical activity at this location

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

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Nearby activity

2025
Mundays Hill Quarry, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Submission Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan pursuant to condition 29 of planning pe…
CB/25/04059/MWS
2025
Mundays Hill Quarry, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Approval of conditions 8 (final levels of excavation), 15 (badger survey), 16 (bat survey…
CB/25/04060/MWS
2024 Approved
Mundays Hill Quarry, Heath and Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Variation of conditions 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 16, 22, 23, 26, 31 and 35 of planning permission C…
CB/24/03468/MW
2025 Approved
The Poplars, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Garage conversion, alterations to the garage roof, new windows and doors
CB/25/01964/FULL
2024 Approved
Garside Sands, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Advertisement: 6 internally illuminated fascia signs.
CB/24/00340/ADV
2023 Withdrawn
Land south of A5 near Double Arches Wind Farm, Garside Sands, Eastern Way, Heath and Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Advertisement: Building signage: Two illuminated fascia Starbucks round signs and four il…
CB/23/03271/ADV
2023 Approved
Land off the A5 Garside Sands Eastern Way Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Advertisement: Installation of 1 internally illuminated totem sign.
CB/23/02177/ADV
2019 Approved
Double Arches Farm, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Creation of parking area for fairground rides and associated vehicles.
CB/19/03692/FULL
2019 Approved
Mileway House, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Single-Storey Two Bedroom Dwelling
CB/19/00644/FULL
2020 Approved
Garside Sands, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Construction and operation of an electric vehicle charging station and electric bus depot…
CB/20/02970/FULL
2019 Approved
Double Arches Quarry, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
EIA Screening Opinion: Installation of a solar array covering up to 2.6 hectares
CB/19/03460/SCN
2019 Approved
Double Arches Farm, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Revisions (partly retrospective) to approved application CB/16/00232/FULL. Demolition of…
CB/19/00281/FULL
2019 Approved
Eastern Way Quarries, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, LU7 9LF
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 21 of Planning Permission Ref, CB/16/04588/MW…
CB/19/00661/MWS
2019 Approved
Aggregate Industries Uk Ltd, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 16 of Planning Permission Ref CB/16/04588/MW…
CB/19/00657/MWS
2019 Approved
Aggregate Industries Uk Ltd, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 14 of Permission Ref CB/16/04588/MW in respec…
CB/19/00656/MWS
2019 Approved
Aggregate Industries Uk Ltd, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 42 of Permission Ref CB/16/04588/MW in respec…
CB/19/00663/MWS
2019 Approved
Land at Mundays Hill Quarry, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Request for Screening Opinion: Proposed inert waste infill operation and construction of…
CB/19/00591/SCN
2019 Approved
Aggregate Industries Uk Ltd, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 19 of Planning Permission ref CB/16/04588/MW…
CB/19/00660/MWS
2018 Approved
Eastern Way Quarries, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 36 of Permission Ref. CB/16/04588/MW in respe…
CB/18/04459/MWS
2018 Approved
Eastern Way Quarries, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 30 of Permission Ref. CB/16/04588/MW in respe…
CB/18/04457/MWS
2018 Approved
Eastern Way Quarries, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 9 of Permission Ref. CB/16/04588/MW in respec…
CB/18/04434/MWS
2017 Withdrawn
Double Arches Farm, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Demolition of existing buildings/structures, removal of containers and erection of replac…
CB/17/02984/FULL
2016 Approved
Land at Double Arches Farm, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Demolition of existing buildings/structures, removal of containers and erection of replac…
CB/16/00232/FULL
2016 Withdrawn
Overend Farm Barn, Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Prior notification of change of use from agricultural building to dwelling
CB/16/00998/PAAD
2016 Withdrawn
Double Arches Barn, Eastern Way,, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Prior notification of change of use from agricultural building to dwelling
CB/16/00996/PAAD
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
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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