Bedfordshire: Land South of Steppingley Road, Flitwick - Planning Application

TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

PUBLIC INQUIRY TO BE HELD AT
Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford. Beds. SG17 5TQ
Opening on 20th January 2026 at 10.00am for 8 days
Planning Application No: CB/22/04108/FULL -
Land South of Steppingley Road, Flitwick

REASON FOR INQUIRY

Appeal by Persimmon Homes (Midlands) Ltd against the refusal to grant planning permission by Central Bedfordshire Council as Local Planning Authority for Full Application for the erection of 170 dwellings, including new access roads, landscaping, open space, SuDS attenuation and other associated infrastructure and engineering works at Land South of Steppingley Road, Flitwick.

An Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State will hold an Inquiry opening on 20th January 2026 at 10.00am and is scheduled for 8 days, consisting of the 20th to 23rd January 2026 and 27th to 30th January 2026.

The Inquiry will be held as an In Person event run by Central Bedfordshire Council for the 20th to 23rd January 2026 (starting at 10:00am each day) which will take place at:

Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ

Any event sessions on the 27th to 30th January 2026 will be held as a Virtual event only (starting at 10:00am each day), via Microsoft Teams run by Central Bedfordshire Council.

Microsoft Teams joining details:
Meeting ID: 356 522 558 820 80
Passcode: vw6qZ9Zf

Please contact planning.appeals@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk for further Microsoft Teams joining instructions.

Documents relating to the appeal can be viewed on the Council website http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/planning-register (enter 22/04108 in the search box).

The Appeal Core Documents will also be available to view on the Council’s website during the Public Inquiry at: https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/cb-22-04108

Anyone wishing to attend the Inquiry must make that interest known to the Central Bedfordshire Council’s Appeals Team as soon as possible prior to the Inquiry, by emailing planning.appeals@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk after reading the Public Inquiry Attendance Information set out below. When contacting the Appeals Team, it would be helpful if you could confirm whether you want to take an active part in the proceedings or attend only as an observer. This information will need to be provided to the Planning Inspector.

Public Inquiry Attendance Information

Before deciding whether to take an active part in the Inquiry, you need to think carefully about the points you wish to make. All written submissions from application and appeal stage will be taken into account by the Inspector. Re-stating the same points won’t add any additional weight to them.

If you want to take an active part but feel unable to for any reason, and/or the points you want to make are not covered in the evidence of others, consider whether someone else could raise them on your behalf.

Planning Inspectorate Reference: APP/P0240/W/25/3372878

Case Officer contact at the Planning Inspectorate: Stephen Skeates (Tel: 0303 444 5447)

Central Bedfordshire Council Planning Appeals Team contact:
planning.appeals@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk