Land East Of Ampthill Road And North Of Bedford Road Surrounding Great Thickthorn Farm, Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest

Pending CB/26/01748/NMA
Date received
3 Jun 2026
Date validated
3 Jun 2026
Postcode
MK45 3NJ

Description

Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/25/02745/RM (Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/17/02575/OUT (Outline application (with all matters reserved except access): Mixed use development with access from Ampthill Road and Bedford Road comprising up to 650 dwellings, children's play spaces, a countryside park comprising formal and informal open space and playing pitches, new woodland and other landscape works together with a localised footpath diversion, a site of up to 2.00 hectares for educational use and other associated works and operations including but not limited to demolition, earthworks and engineering operations (including in relation to utilities and drainage). Approval of reserved matters for Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) for 299 dwellings, with partial discharge of conditions 25 (Scheme of Noise Attenuation Measures), 26 (Waste Audit Scheme), 31 (Renewable and Low Energy Sources) and 37 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) (For Residential Areas 710)) Amendment sought: Non-material changes to Condition 17 pursuant to the Reserved Matters Approval ref. CB/25/02745/RM. Changes to the window arrangement of Hayton house type.

Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.6/10
Good
#73 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Central Bedfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #46 out of 292. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Central Bedfordshire decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #218 of 292
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #184 of 292
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #46 of 292
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #67 of 292
64%
Minor dwellings approved
159 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
29 decided (10+ homes)
69%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,482
Total decisions
243 refused in 2025