Katherines House and no.1-25 Katherines Gardens, Dunstable Street, Ampthill, Bedford. MK45 2JP Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/00654/DOC - Discharge of Condition Decided

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 10 against planning permission ref. (Demolition of an office building, a block of flats and 4 bungalows. Erection of a new residential development of 39 dwellings for over 55's comprising of 5Nr blocks of flats with a mix of both 1-bed and 2-bed dwellings) - Details of materials. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Feb 2026
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Validated
2 Mar 2026
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Discharge of Condition Decision Released Condit…

Discharge of Condition Decision Released Condit… · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 8

53 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 96-106, Dunstable Street, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 53 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Ampthill Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Air quality management area: Air Quality Management Area No 3 Ampthill
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Scheduled monument about 99 m away: Pump and signpost in Market Place
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1860 m away: Millbrook Power; Registered park or garden about 224 m away: The Alameda; Inside the Ampthill built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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
Discharge of Condition
Postcode
MK45 2JP
Received
27 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Parish
Ampthill
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Apr 2026
Decision
Discharge of Condition Decision Released Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: There are no informative notes

Public comments

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Last counted 15 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
2 Mar 2026
Comments by
31 Mar 2026
Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#88 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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