George Browns Implements Ltd, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4UX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use to a car dismantling (ELV) facility (Use Class Sui Generis) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Mar 2026 · Officer Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Site constraints 4
Checked on 7 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
- Minerals & Waste Application
- Postcode
- LU7 4UX
- Received
- 16 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 3 Nov 2025
- Parish
- Leighton-Linslade
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Waste Application - Granted Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )The applicant's attention is drawn to the letter from the Environment Agency dated 29 December 2025.The applicant's attention is drawn to the letter from the Environment Agency dated 29 December 2025. 2 )If it is considered by the Waste Planning Authority that the complaint (referred to in condition 12) is a matter more appropriately regulated under any Environmental Permit at the site, then the Environment Agency will be notified by the Waste Planning Authority for it to investigate and take any action it sees appropriate.If it is considered by the Waste Planning Authority that the complaint (referred to in condition 12) is a matter more appropriately regulated under any Environmental Permit at the site, then the Environment Agency will be notified by the Waste Planning Authority for it to investigate and take any action it sees appropriate.
- Decision date
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Officer Delegated
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 123 days from validation, 68 days slower than Central Bedfordshire's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 85% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 18 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 3 Nov 2025
- Comments by
- 17 Feb 2026
Historical activity at this location
13 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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