Former site of Orchard Estate, Land Park Lane, Kensworth Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/02466/NMA - Non-material Change to Permission Approved

Proposal

Non material amendment to planning permission . Amendment Sought for Plots 3-5,6 & 7 omission of brickwork plinth and hanging tile finish to first floor walls. Plot 6 & 7 Footprint altered to accord with National Space Standards configuration. General revisions to fenestration to enable compliance to Building Regulations Approved document Part O. Plots 8 & 15 cladding panels removed beneath living & dining room windows. Additional first floor window added. Compliance to Building Regulations Approved document Part O. ( reduction in glazing areas ) Revisions to site levels. Compliance with National Space Standards Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 03:22

Application progress

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Received

7 Aug 2026

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Validated

10 Aug 2026

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Approved

16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 2

Part of

Full6 Jul 2023council archive
- AmendmentNon material amendment. Amendment Sought for Plots 3-5,6 & 7 omission of brickwork plinth…This application10 Aug 2026CB/26/02466/NMA

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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Chilterns National Landscape

Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

Also on the record

National infrastructure project 354 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Inside the Kensworth built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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: Non-material Change to Permission
Received: 7 Aug 2026
Validated: 10 Aug 2026
Parish: Kensworth
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 7 Sept 2026
Decision: Non-Material Amendment - Granted Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: There are no informative notes
Decision date: 16 Sept 2026
Agent: Wincer Kievenaar Architects Ltd

Public comments

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Last counted 14 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 10 Aug 2026

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

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