The Old Firkin House, Old Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2RG Data via plota.co.uk
CB/25/03241/PAEC - P.Notif. Comm (Class E) to Dwellinghouse
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Proposal
Prior Approval: Change of use from commercial/business/service (Class E) to dwellinghouses (Class C3): Conversion of a building to form three dwellings Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
10 Oct 2025
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Validated
13 Jan 2026
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Approved
4 Mar 2026
Approved on 4 Mar 2026 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Site constraints 4
Also on the record
Conservation area about 42 m away: Linslade Conservation Area; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 390 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Inside the Leighton Buzzard 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
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Application type
- P.Notif. Comm (Class E) to Dwellinghouse
- Postcode
- LU7 2RG
- Received
- 10 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Parish
- Leighton-Linslade
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 10 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )This permission relates only to that required under the Town & Country Planning Acts and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment or under the Building Regulations. Any other consent or approval which is necessary must be obtained from the appropriate authority.This permission relates only to that required under the Town & Country Planning Acts and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment or under the Building Regulations. Any other consent or approval which is necessary must be obtained from the appropriate authority. 2 )Regulation 75 of the�Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017�imposes a condition on any permission granted by the General Permitted Development Order (GDPO) that is likely to have a significant effect on a European Site (Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation) must not commence until the developer has received written notification of the approval of the local planning authority under Regulation 77. This means that any development granted under the GPDO that will result in creation of new dwellings cannot lawfully proceed until Regulation 77 is satisfied.��This includes all development that has received Prior Approval consent under the GPDO but has not been completed. The process for this is to submit to the planning authority sufficient information for it to enable an assessment to take place. There is no statutory application form to be completed, but there is a requirement in the Regulations to pay �30 at the time of application. Central Bedfordshire Council will then inform Natural England of the application, who will be given a period to make comments, and will take these comments into account. Following approval of the draft Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Mitigation Strategy by the Council's Executive Committee on 7th February 2023, the final Mitigation Strategy has now been published on the Council website. The Mitigation Strategy details four open spaces which the Council has successfully secured as Strategic Alternative Green Spaces (SANGs) to mitigate the impact of development in parts of southern Central Bedfordshire on the Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation. The full Strategy document can be found on the Council website: View or download the mitigation strategy (PDF). For development which cannot provide its own SANG, applicants who wish to make use of the Council's Mitigation Strategy to satisfy Regulation 75 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 in relation to their Prior Approval applications will need to complete a Unilateral Undertaking agreement which secures contributions to the Strategy. This will comprise of contributions to Part A (SAMM), Part B (SANG), as well as fees to cover monitoring and legal costs. Once contributions to the Mitigation Strategy have been agreed, we will then be able to consult Natural England and the Council's Legal Officers prior to issuing any written approval with respect to Regulation 77.Regulation 75 of the�Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017�imposes a condition on any permission granted by the General Permitted Development Order (GDPO) that is likely to have a significant effect on a European Site (Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation) must not commence until the developer has received written notification of the approval of the local planning authority under Regulation 77. This means that any development granted under the GPDO that will result in creation of new dwellings cannot lawfully proceed until Regulation 77 is satisfied.��This includes all development that has received Prior Approval consent under the GPDO but has not been completed. The process for this is to submit to the planning authority sufficient information for it to enable an assessment to take place. There is no statutory application form to be completed, but there is a requirement in the Regulations to pay �30 at the time of application. Central Bedfordshire Council will then inform Natural England of the application, who will be given a period to make comments, and will take these comments into account. Following approval of the draft Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Mitigation Strategy by the Council's Executive Committee on 7th February 2023, the final Mitigation Strategy has now been published on the Council website. The Mitigation Strategy details four open spaces which the Council has successfully secured as Strategic Alternative Green Spaces (SANGs) to mitigate the impact of development in parts of southern Central Bedfordshire on the Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation. The full Strategy document can be found on the Council website: View or download the mitigation strategy (PDF). For development which cannot provide its own SANG, applicants who wish to make use of the Council's Mitigation Strategy to satisfy Regulation 75 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 in relation to their Prior Approval applications will need to complete a Unilateral Undertaking agreement which secures contributions to the Strategy. This will comprise of contributions to Part A (SAMM), Part B (SANG), as well as fees to cover monitoring and legal costs. Once contributions to the Mitigation Strategy have been agreed, we will then be able to consult Natural England and the Council's Legal Officers prior to issuing any written approval with respect to Regulation 77. 3 )The applicant is advised that parking for contractor's vehicles and the storage of materials associated with this development should take place within the site and not extend into within the public highway without authorisation from the highway authority. If necessary the applicant is advised to contact The Street Works Co-ordinator, Central Bedfordshire Highways, by contacting the Highways Helpdesk 0300 300 8301. Under the provisions of the Highways Act 1980 the developer may be liable for any damage caused to the public highway as a result of demolition/construction of the development hereby approvedThe applicant is advised that parking for contractor's vehicles and the storage of materials associated with this development should take place within the site and not extend into within the public highway without authorisation from the highway authority. If necessary the applicant is advised to contact The Street Works Co-ordinator, Central Bedfordshire Highways, by contacting the Highways Helpdesk 0300 300 8301. Under the provisions of the Highways Act 1980 the developer may be liable for any damage caused to the public highway as a result of demolition/construction of the development hereby approved 4 )The contractor and / or client are to ensure that any mud or building material debris such as sand, cement or concrete that is left on the public highway, or any mud arising from construction/demolition vehicular movement, shall be removed immediately and in the case of concrete, cement, mud or mortar not allowed to dry on the highwayThe contractor and / or client are to ensure that any mud or building material debris such as sand, cement or concrete that is left on the public highway, or any mud arising from construction/demolition vehicular movement, shall be removed immediately and in the case of concrete, cement, mud or mortar not allowed to dry on the highway
- Decision date
- 4 Mar 2026
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How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, 6 days faster than Central Bedfordshire's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 65% of changes of use here are.
This one50d
Council56d
UK56d
63%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
100%go to committee
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Central Bedfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Central Bedfordshire decision record →
Public comments
4comments received
4 objecting
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
Last counted 18 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 13 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 27 Feb 2026
- Site or press notice
- 6 Feb 2026
Historical activity at this location
9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2022
Withdrawn
1 Station Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2NA
Erection of 2 storey side extension.
2022
Refused
9-13 Soulbury Road Leighton BuzzardBedfordshire LU7 2RL
First floor extension and conversion of office building to form 3 flats
2021
Approved
Vernons Van Hire, Station Approach, Station Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2NA
Variation of condition number 1 of planning permission CB/14/03802/FULL: Change of use fr…
2020
Withdrawn
9 to 13 Soulbury Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2RL
Demolition of existing office building and construction of three dwelling houses with ass…
2019
Approved
Castle Commerce, Old Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2RG
Demolition of two commercial units and the erection of 9 flats
2018
Withdrawn
Castle Commerce, Old Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2RG
Demolition of two commercial units and the erection of 14 flats
2016
Approved
2 Soulbury Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2RL
Single storey rear extension and installation of roof lights
2016
Approved
Vernons Van Hire, Station Approach, Station Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2NA
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission CB/14/03802/FULL - Change of use from pri…
2016
Approved
Euston House, 21 Soulbury Road, Linslade, LU7 2RL
Prior Notification of Change of Use from B1 Office to C3 Dwelling House
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
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