Robert Bloomfield Middle School, Bloomfield Drive, Shefford, SG17 5BU
Approved on 7 August 2014
Council decision: Full Application - GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Demolition of 3 x temporary classroom blocks, relocation of storage containers and construction of new 2 storey classroom block.
- Received
- 17 June 2014
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedReceived17 Jun
- ValidatedValidated19 Jun
- Consult.Consultation22 Jul
- TargetTarget Date14 Aug
- DecidedDecided7 Aug
Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition 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 51 days, 5 days quicker 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
- 19 June 2014
- Consultation expiry
- 22 July 2014
- Consultation start
- 19 June 2014
- Consultation end
- 22 July 2014
- Target decision date
- 14 August 2014
- Decision issued
- 14 August 2014
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 1 Naoroji Street Clerkenwell London WC1X 0GB
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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20142 Apr
Erection of a new block to the front of the existing Robert Bloomfield Academy building. Extension to contain…
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/14/01266/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
Source: Central Bedfordshire
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