Land off Leighton Road and to the rear of The White Hart, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/01706/OUT - Outline Application Registered
New homes

Proposal

Outline Application: Erection of 14 dwellings with all matters reserved except for means of access Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 May 2026
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Validated
5 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 4 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 26 Oct 2026; it is now day 146.

The consultation period closed on 26 Oct 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 6

5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Westbrook Cottage, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 5 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Green belt about 17 m away: London; Inside the Hockliffe built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1184 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; 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 scheduled monument at the site

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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Other new applications on this street

30 Sept 2026Pending

Hockliffe House, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB

Erection of a single storey rear extension with a roof lantern

CB/26/02860/FULL
22 Sept 2026Pending

The Garage, Leighton Road, Great Billington, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9BN

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15 Sept 2026Pending

Stockwell Farm Cottage, Stockwell Farm, Leighton Road, Eggington, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PA

Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a replacement dwelling

CB/26/02547/FULL
7 Sept 2026Pending

4 Leighton Road, Eggington, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PE

Erection of a part single storey and part two storey rear extension, render to a...

CB/26/02361/FULL

Nearby new applications

12 Oct 2026Pending

Bell Meadow Yard, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NA

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30 Sept 2026Pending

Hockliffe House, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB

Erection of a single storey rear extension with a roof lantern

CB/26/02860/FULL
30 Sept 2026Pending

Hockliffe House, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB

Listed Building: Erection of single storey rear Orangery with roof lantern

CB/26/02889/LB

Important details

Council
Central Bedfordshire
Application type
Outline Application
Postcode
LU7 9NB
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Parish
Hockliffe
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 146, past the statutory target. 81% of new homes in Central Bedfordshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 14655 days past the 91-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
41%approved
100%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Central Bedfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Central Bedfordshire decision record →

Public comments

6comments received
5 objecting1 supporting

83% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
5 Jun 2026
Comments by
26 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
1 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Kateshill Barn, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
Erection of first floor rear extension over existing extension. Demolition of existing re…
CB/25/03818/FULL
2025 Approved
14 Birchs Close, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LU
Erection of a ground floor rear extension. Demolition of existing rear lean to and outbui…
CB/25/01882/FULL
2023 Refused
The Old Chapel, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
Creation of a dropped kerb and driveway. Partial removal of wall and erection of new gate…
CB/23/03599/FULL
2023 Refused
The Old Chapel, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
Listed Building: Creation of a dropped kerb and driveway. Partial removal of wall and ere…
CB/23/03600/LB
2023 Withdrawn
Bull Farm, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
External elevation treatment and new parking and access.
CB/23/01838/FULL
2023 Approved
10 Birchs Close, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LU
Single storey front extension with side entrance changed to a window.
CB/23/00484/FULL
2022 Approved
Hockliffe House, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
New vehicular access
CB/22/01352/FULL
2021 Approved
Hockliffe House, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
New vehicular access
CB/21/04390/FULL
2021 Approved
2 Birchs Close, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LU
Proposed single storey side and rear extension, and associated works.
CB/21/04637/FULL
2021 Approved
37 Birchs Close, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LU
Single storey front and rear extensions. A loft conversion with a rear dormer and a Juile…
CB/21/03310/FULL
2021 Approved
2 Birchs Close, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LU
Proposed single storey side and rear extension, and associated works
CB/21/03029/FULL
2020 Withdrawn
The Old Chapel, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
Listed Building: Removal of metal railing and replacement of small brick wall with wooden…
CB/20/04594/LB
2020 Withdrawn
The Old Chapel, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
New vehicular access
CB/20/04285/FULL
2020 Withdrawn
Hockliffe House, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
New vehicular access
CB/20/03489/FULL
2020 Withdrawn
The Old Chapel, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
Listed Building: Replacement of the conservatory and the erection of second storey infill…
CB/20/02140/LB
2020 Withdrawn
The Old Chapel, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
Replacement of the conservatory and the erection of second storey infill rear extension…
CB/20/02139/FULL
2020 Approved
The White Hart, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
Advertisement Consent: Installation of 1x replacement illuminated totem sign, refurbishme…
CB/20/00074/ADV
2019 Approved
The White Hart, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
Reconstruction of Conservatories with Link Extension
CB/19/04135/FULL
2019 Approved
17 Birchs Close, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LU
Single storey side and rear extension
CB/19/04069/FULL
2019 Approved
3 The Square, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
Demolition of existing summerhouse/shed to accomodate single storey side extension and si…
CB/19/03718/FULL
2017 Approved
27 Birchs Close, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LU
Installation of a new central heating system including an external Air Source Heat Pump
CB/17/03446/FULL
2017 Approved
9 Birchs Close, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LU
Installation of new central heating system including an external Air Source Heat Pump
CB/17/03442/FULL
2016 Approved
Junction of Watling Street and Tebworth Road, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9NB
Telecommunications Development: Replacement of 10m replica telegraph pole with a 10m phas…
CB/16/01318/TD
2016 Approved
Barn at Bull Farm, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
Prior Notification of change of use and associated operational development for the conver…
CB/16/00792/PAAD
2016 Approved
Barn at Bull Farm, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9NB
Prior notification of change of use from agricultural building to dwelling
CB/16/00857/PAAD
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings