Spinney Pool Industrial Estate, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH Data via plota.co.uk
CB/25/03665/FULL - Full Application
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Proposal
Erection of a foodstore with associated vehicle access, car parking, landscaping, engineering and drainage works. Data via plota.co.uk
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17 Nov 2025
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1 Dec 2025
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5 Jun 2026
Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Associated applications 11
Site constraints 3
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National infrastructure project about 755 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Inside the Leighton Buzzard 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.
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Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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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15 Oct 2026Pending
Spinney Park Industrial Estate, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Discharge of Condition 19 against planning permission ref CB/25/03665/FULL
30 Sept 2026Pending
73 Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TG
Conversion of an existing garage with a new flat roof
17 Sept 2026Approved
32 Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TH
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Erection of an outbuilding
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15 Oct 2026Pending
Spinney Park Industrial Estate, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Discharge of Condition 19 against planning permission ref CB/25/03665/FULL
13 Oct 2026Pending
Land South of Chartmoor Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4WG
Removal of condition 11 and 14 and variation of condition number 17 part 3 and 5...
2 Oct 2026Pending
Spinney Park Industrial Estate, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Advertisement: 1 double sided free standing, illuminated billboard sign, facing ...
26 Aug 2026Approved
Spinney Pool Industrial Estate, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/25/03665/FULL. Amendment sought...
17 Aug 2026Decided
Spinney Pool Industrial Estate, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Discharge of Condition 11 against planning permission ref CB/25/03665/FULL
17 Aug 2026Decided
Spinney Pool Industrial Estate, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Discharge of Condition 5 against planning permission ref CB/25/03665/FULL.
Important details
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- LU7 9HH
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 1 Dec 2025
- Parish
- Leighton-Linslade
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 5 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Full Application - Granted Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )Drainage 1) Culverting of existing watercourses will not be permitted. 2) There should be a minimum 1m between the base of a soakage unit and the seasonal water table. 3) Any watercourses within or adjacent to the site should be included in the maintenance and management plan, even if there is no discharge to them. This would be a riparian ownership issue but leaving it as such is no longer acceptable. 4) Under Central Bedfordshire Council and IDB bylaws, any watercourse within or adjoining the site boundary will maintain a 9m development free easement (on the development side), unless otherwise agreed with the relevant drainage authority. This applies to all watercourses, where water is present for all or some of the year, including those not clearly stated on mapping, topography or planning documents. 5) The connection of private surface water drainage systems to a highway system is not permitted. 6) Permeable block paving should be laid to CIRIA C768 'Guidance on the construction of SuDS' guidelines. This guidance also stipulates following Interlay guidance. 7) The Council does not, and is not required to, adopt any SuDS feature. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the surface water drainage system, in its entirety, will be effectively maintained in the long-term. We therefore expect confirmation of the proposed arrangements for maintenance to be provided with the final detailed design, including the future maintenance and operational needs and the responsible bodies for undertaking maintenance (for all public and private drainage components). 8) The final detailed design including proposed standards of operation, construction, structural integrity and ongoing maintenance must be compliant with the 'Non-statutory technical standards for sustainable drainage systems' (March 2015, Ref: PB14308), 'Central Bedfordshire Sustainable Drainage Guidance' (Adopted April 2014, Updated May 2015), and recognised best practise including the Ciria SuDS Manual (2016, C753).Drainage 1) Culverting of existing watercourses will not be permitted. 2) There should be a minimum 1m between the base of a soakage unit and the seasonal water table. 3) Any watercourses within or adjacent to the site should be included in the maintenance and management plan, even if there is no discharge to them. This would be a riparian ownership issue but leaving it as such is no longer acceptable. 4) Under Central Bedfordshire Council and IDB bylaws, any watercourse within or adjoining the site boundary will maintain a 9m development free easement (on the development side), unless otherwise agreed with the relevant drainage authority. This applies to all watercourses, where water is present for all or some of the year, including those not clearly stated on mapping, topography or planning documents. 5) The connection of private surface water drainage systems to a highway system is not permitted. 6) Permeable block paving should be laid to CIRIA C768 'Guidance on the construction of SuDS' guidelines. This guidance also stipulates following Interlay guidance. 7) The Council does not, and is not required to, adopt any SuDS feature. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the surface water drainage system, in its entirety, will be effectively maintained in the long-term. We therefore expect confirmation of the proposed arrangements for maintenance to be provided with the final detailed design, including the future maintenance and operational needs and the responsible bodies for undertaking maintenance (for all public and private drainage components). 8) The final detailed design including proposed standards of operation, construction, structural integrity and ongoing maintenance must be compliant with the 'Non-statutory technical standards for sustainable drainage systems' (March 2015, Ref: PB14308), 'Central Bedfordshire Sustainable Drainage Guidance' (Adopted April 2014, Updated May 2015), and recognised best practise including the Ciria SuDS Manual (2016, C753). 2 )Anglian Water Anglian Water has assets close to or crossing this site or there are assets subject to an adoption agreement. Therefore the site layout should take this into account and accommodate those assets within either prospectively adoptable highways or public open space. If this is not practicable then the sewers will need to be diverted at the developers cost under Section 185 of the Water Industry Act 1991. or, in the case of apparatus under an adoption agreement, liaise with the owners of the apparatus. It should be noted that the diversion works should normally be completed before development can commence.Anglian Water Anglian Water has assets close to or crossing this site or there are assets subject to an adoption agreement. Therefore the site layout should take this into account and accommodate those assets within either prospectively adoptable highways or public open space. If this is not practicable then the sewers will need to be diverted at the developers cost under Section 185 of the Water Industry Act 1991. or, in the case of apparatus under an adoption agreement, liaise with the owners of the apparatus. It should be noted that the diversion works should normally be completed before development can commence. 3 )Designing Out Crime Advisory 1: Access to the roof to be reviewed to ensure theft of solar panels cannot be committed. Advisory 2: Glazed curtain walls and sidelights must incorporate laminated glass to a minimum thickness of 6.4mm or glass successfully tested to BS EN 356:2000 Glass in building - Security glazing - resistance to manual attack to category P1A. This is because ordinary toughened glass offers no security resistance, and the modus operandi for burglary in the area is to smash glass to gain entry.Designing Out Crime Advisory 1: Access to the roof to be reviewed to ensure theft of solar panels cannot be committed. Advisory 2: Glazed curtain walls and sidelights must incorporate laminated glass to a minimum thickness of 6.4mm or glass successfully tested to BS EN 356:2000 Glass in building - Security glazing - resistance to manual attack to category P1A. This is because ordinary toughened glass offers no security resistance, and the modus operandi for burglary in the area is to smash glass to gain entry. 4 )Highways The applicant is advised that in order to comply with the conditions related to highways and access works related to this permission it will be necessary for the developer of the site to enter into an agreement with Central Bedfordshire Council as Highway Authority under Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 to ensure the satisfactory completion of the access and associated road improvements. You are advised to contact the Highways Agreements Officer, Community Services, Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford SG17 5TQ. E-mail highwaysagreements@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk The applicant is advised that if it is the intention to request Central Bedfordshire Council as Local Highway Authority, to adopt the proposed highways within the site as maintainable at the public expense then details of the specification, layout and alignment, width and levels of the said highways together with all the necessary highway and drainage arrangements, including run off calculations shall be submitted to the Highways Agreements Officer, Highways Contract Team, Community Services, Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford SG17 5TQ . The applicant is advised that the requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 will apply to any works undertaken within the limits of the existing public highway. Further details can be obtained by contacting the Streetworks Manager, Central Bedfordshire Council, by contacting the Highways Helpdesk 0300 300 8301. The applicant is advised that the storage of materials associated with the construction of this development should take place within the site and not extend into or within the public highway without authorisation from the highway authority. If necessary, the applicant should contact the Streetworks Manager, Central Bedfordshire Council, by contacting the Highways Helpdesk 0300 300 8301.Highways The applicant is advised that in order to comply with the conditions related to highways and access works related to this permission it will be necessary for the developer of the site to enter into an agreement with Central Bedfordshire Council as Highway Authority under Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 to ensure the satisfactory completion of the access and associated road improvements. You are advised to contact the Highways Agreements Officer, Community Services, Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford SG17 5TQ. E-mail highwaysagreements@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk The applicant is advised that if it is the intention to request Central Bedfordshire Council as Local Highway Authority, to adopt the proposed highways within the site as maintainable at the public expense then details of the specification, layout and alignment, width and levels of the said highways together with all the necessary highway and drainage arrangements, including run off calculations shall be submitted to the Highways Agreements Officer, Highways Contract Team, Community Services, Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford SG17 5TQ . The applicant is advised that the requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 will apply to any works undertaken within the limits of the existing public highway. Further details can be obtained by contacting the Streetworks Manager, Central Bedfordshire Council, by contacting the Highways Helpdesk 0300 300 8301. The applicant is advised that the storage of materials associated with the construction of this development should take place within the site and not extend into or within the public highway without authorisation from the highway authority. If necessary, the applicant should contact the Streetworks Manager, Central Bedfordshire Council, by contacting the Highways Helpdesk 0300 300 8301.
- Decision date
- 5 Jun 2026
- Agent
- C Sweeney
- Freehold owner
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How this decision compares
Decided in 186 days from validation, 131 days slower than Central Bedfordshire's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 85% of full applications here are.
This one186d
Council55d
UK56d
63%decided within 8 weeks
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Public comments
7comments received
5 objecting1 neutral1 supporting
71% object · below the UK average of 74%
Last counted 18 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 1 Dec 2025
- Comments by
- 23 Feb 2026
- Site or press notice
- 30 Dec 2025
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
McDonalds Restaurants Ltd, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Refurbishment of the restaurant with minor reconfiguration of the elevations, to include…
2025
Approved
Grovebury Service Station, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Installation of a new EV charging hub with 6 charging bays, associated infrastructure and…
2025
Refused
Spinney Park Industrial Estate, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Erection of a foodstore with associated vehicle access, car parking, landscaping, enginee…
2020
Withdrawn
Land at Spinney Park and Spinney Pool, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Outline application: proposed erection of no more than 120 dwellings, together with conne…
2022
Approved
Collec Depot, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Erection of 5no industrial units with associated site infrastructure.
2022
Withdrawn
Collec Depot, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Erection of 5no. industrial units with associated site infrastructure.
2021
Approved
Land at Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Re-Submission of planning permission CB/20/01358/Full (Construction of 27 No. 2-bed flats…
2020
Approved
Land at Spinney Park Spinney Pool Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Condition 7: Dust Monitoring Scheme. CB/19/03667/MW: Importation of inert waste for landf…
2020
Approved
Land at Spinney Park Spinney Pool Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Condition 8: Noise. CB/19/03667/MW: Importation of inert waste for landfilling of no more…
2020
Withdrawn
Land at Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, Beds
Construction of 27 No. 2-bed flats and all ancillary works
2020
Approved
McDonalds Restaurants Ltd, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Advertisement: The installation of 3 no. new digital freestanding signs and 1 no 15" digi…
2019
Approved
Land at Spinney Park Spinney Pool, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Importation of inert waste for landfilling of no more than 125,000 cubic metres.
2018
Approved
Land at Spinney Park and Spinney Pool, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Outline Planning Permission - Proposed erection of not more than 150 dwellings, together…
2019
Approved
Grovebury Service Station, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Retrospective permission for an automated teller machine and associated signage
2019
Approved
Grovebury Service Station, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Advertisement: Retention of an automated teller machine and associated signage.
2019
Approved
Collec Depot Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Erection of 5 no. industrial units with associated site infrastructure. Resubmission of C…
2019
Spinney Pool, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Landfilling with inert materials to facilitate potential future residential development.
2018
Approved
Collec House, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Erection of four bedroom detached house & ancillary detached double garage.
2018
Approved
Grovebury Service Station, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Demolition of existing sales building, car wash & jet wash. Erection of new single storey…
2017
Approved
Land at Spinney Park Industrial Estate, Spinney Pool, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Prior Notification of proposed Demolition- Steel frame warehouse units of various sizes
2017
Approved
Lyvenette, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Change of use and extension from 5 bed HMO to 7 bed HMO
2017
Withdrawn
The Warren, 198 Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Conversion of existing outbuilding/garage to 4 residential apartments.
2016
Approved
Collec Depot, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Erection of 5 no. industrial units with associated site infrastructure modifications resu…
2016
Approved
McDonalds Restaurants Ltd, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Advertisement: Reconfiguration of the car park and drive thru lane to provide a side-by-s…
2016
Approved
McDonalds Restaurants Ltd, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HH
Reconfiguration of the car park and drive thru lane to provide a side-by-side order point…
Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
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#88 of 296 councils
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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%).
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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
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