Central Bedfordshire

Limited recent decision data is available for Central Bedfordshire, so we don't show a headline approval rate here — the figures below cover all application types on record.

Across all application types on record (1979-08-15–2026-04-09): 89.1% of 6,735 decisions approved.

8,518Total applications

6,000Approved

735Refused

811Withdrawn

885Pending

89.1%Approval rate (all types)

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Decision Level

5,572Officer Delegated

67Development Management Committee

20Call into committee - not confirmed

1Wixams Joint Development Control Comm

By Development Category

Category	Total	Approved	Refused	Approval rate
Full Planning Application	3,436	2,865	571	83.4%
Discharge of Conditions	1,191	1,191	0	100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)	576	543	33	94.3%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a)	310	291	19	93.9%
Listed Building Consent	268	248	20	92.5%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73)	251	250	1	99.6%
GPD - Larger Extensions	115	113	2	98.3%
Advertisement Consent	110	101	9	91.8%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)	76	55	21	72.4%
County/Minerals/Waste	49	49	0	100.0%
Reserved Matters	45	44	1	97.8%
Regulation 3	44	44	0	100.0%
Outline Planning	39	8	31	20.5%
Agricultural Development	34	26	8	76.5%
P.Notif. Agricultural to Dwelling	28	28	0	100.0%
P.Notif. Comm (Class E) to Dwellinghouse	26	26	0	100.0%
Planning in Principle	17	5	12	29.4%
Overhead Electricity Line	17	16	1	94.1%
P.Notif. Solar Photovoltaics	17	17	0	100.0%
Demolition	17	17	0	100.0%
Telecommunications	16	12	4	75.0%
Biodiversity Net Gain Discharge of Cond.	12	12	0	100.0%
Section 106 Mod/Discharge	9	7	2	77.8%
P.Notif. Agricultural Proposed Road	7	7	0	100.0%
Agri buildings to flexible commercial	6	6	0	100.0%
P.Notif. Enlarge Dwelling Addn Storeys	4	4	0	100.0%
Railway Determination	4	4	0	100.0%
Local Development Order	2	2	0	100.0%
Technical Details Consent	2	2	0	100.0%
Temp Rec Campsite in Flood Zone 2 or 3	2	2	0	100.0%
P.Notif Addn Storeys on Blocks of Flats	1	1	0	100.0%
Local Development Order Notification	1	1	0	100.0%
P.Notif. Comm (Class E) to Mixed Use	1	1	0	100.0%
P.Notif. Agricultural to Offices/Shops	1	1	0	100.0%
Regulation 46 - Location Risk Assessment	1	1	0	100.0%

Quarterly Trend

Quarter	Decided	Approved	Approval rate
2023-Q3	503	461	91.7%
2023-Q4	586	525	89.6%
2024-Q1	608	531	87.3%
2024-Q2	596	536	89.9%
2024-Q3	592	515	87.0%
2024-Q4	629	558	88.7%
2025-Q1	632	554	87.7%
2025-Q2	665	602	90.5%
2025-Q3	564	499	88.5%
2025-Q4	513	453	88.3%
2026-Q1	597	531	88.9%
2026-Q2	10	10	100.0%

By Ward

Ward	Total	Approved	Refused	Approval rate
No ward data available

Planning guides

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