McDonalds Restaurants Ltd, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Refurbishment of the restaurant with minor reconfiguration of the elevations, to include under the eaves kitchen extensions, new access door and respraying of the drive thru booths, door and window frames and aluminium cladding, with associated works to the site Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 26 Mar 2026 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026
Site constraints 3
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- LU7 9HH
- Received
- 11 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 20 Jan 2026
- Parish
- Leighton-Linslade
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Full Application - Granted Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )GDP Policy Informative Central Beds Local Plan In accordance with Article 35 (1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the reason for any condition above relates to the Policies as referred to in the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).GDP Policy Informative Central Beds Local Plan In accordance with Article 35 (1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the reason for any condition above relates to the Policies as referred to in the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). 2 )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. 3 )The site is located within the Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC). Natural England have not provided any comments on this application, however, as no additional independent overnight accommodation is proposed, the proposal is not considered to have a detrimental impact upon the SAC.The site is located within the Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC). Natural England have not provided any comments on this application, however, as no additional independent overnight accommodation is proposed, the proposal is not considered to have a detrimental impact upon the SAC. 4 )The applicant is reminded that this planning permission excludes the proposed 'New Click & Serve Sign' as it is deemed that Advertisement Consent is required for this aspect of the proposal.The applicant is reminded that this planning permission excludes the proposed 'New Click & Serve Sign' as it is deemed that Advertisement Consent is required for this aspect of the proposal.
- Decision date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 65 days from validation, about the council's usual 65 days. Approved, as 77% of commercial and major works here are.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Central Bedfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Central Bedfordshire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 13 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 20 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 5 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 12 Feb 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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