Grovebury Retail Park, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of 4no. vehicle charging stations, including the installation of 1no. substation, 1no. feeder pillar and underground cabling Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 10 Apr 2026 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026
Site constraints 4
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
- Full Application
- Postcode
- LU7 4EG
- Received
- 30 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Parish
- Leighton-Linslade
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Full Application - 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 )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).
- Decision date
- 10 Apr 2026
- Agent
- Show
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 59 days. Approved, as 88% of utility and infrastructure works here are.
Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure 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
- 13 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 12 Mar 2026
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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