Robert Bloomfield Middle School, Bloomfield Drive, Shefford, SG17 5BU
Approved on 17 June 2014
Council decision: Full Application - GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Erection of a new block to the front of the existing Robert Bloomfield Academy building. Extension to contain new Reception, Admin and Learning Resource Centre.
- Received
- 2 April 2014
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedReceived2 Apr
- ValidatedValidated23 Apr
- Consult.Consultation3 Jul
- TargetTarget Date18 Jun
- DecidedDecided17 Jun
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at Robert Bloomfield Middle School, Bloomfield Drive, Shefford, SG17 5BU. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 3 weeks longer than Central Bedfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 711 applications in total for the SG17 postcode area.
82% of full applications at Central Bedfordshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SG17 5BU
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Shefford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 April 2014
- Consultation expiry
- 3 July 2014
- Consultation start
- 23 April 2014
- Consultation end
- 3 July 2014
- Target decision date
- 18 June 2014
- Decision issued
- 18 June 2014
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Newbury Suit 1 centrix@keys Keys Business Village Keys Park Road Hednesford Staffordshire WS12 2HA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Associated applications
- 201531 Mar
Removal of Condition No. 3 of planning application ref: CB/14/01266/FULL
WithdrawnVariation of conditions (s73)CB/15/01253/VOC - 20142 Apr
Erection of a new block to the front of the existing Robert Bloomfield Academy building. Extension to contain…
This applicationApprovedFullCB/14/01266/FULL
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201417 Jun
Demolition of 3 x temporary classroom blocks, relocation of storage containers and construction of new 2…
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/14/02363/FULL - 201324 Jan
Replacement of perimeter ball-stop fencing to external sports pitch and the creation of four goal storage area
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/13/00236/FULL - 20127 Nov
Extension to library room
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/12/03991/FULL
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