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Bridge Farm, Ivel Road, Shefford, SG17 5LB

CB/15/02929/RMReserved MattersApproved

Approved on 2 November 2015

Council decision: Reserved Matters- GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Reserved Matters following outline application CB/14/04324/OUT, Development of a 64 bed care home (Class C2) with associated works and site access.

Received
4 August 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received4 Aug
  2. Validated5 Aug
  3. Consult.18 Sep
  4. Target4 Nov
  5. Decided2 Nov

Decided in 89 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Bridge Farm, Ivel Road, Shefford, SG17 5LB. Central Bedfordshire has handled 1,004 applications of this type. This one was decided in 90 days, 5 weeks longer than Central Bedfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 711 applications in total for the SG17 postcode area.

90% of outline 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 5LB
Application type
Reserved Matters
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Shefford

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 August 2015
Consultation expiry
18 September 2015
Consultation start
5 August 2015
Consultation end
18 September 2015
Target decision date
4 November 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Riverbridge House Guildford Road Leatherhead Surrey KT22 9AD

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2017
    3 Apr

    Advertisement: To be fixed to the current hoarding to the north west perimiter of the site

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentCB/17/01937/ADV
  2. 2015
    15 Jul

    Development to construct 49 no. dwellings, together with ancillary car parking, landscaping, and associated…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/15/02657/FULL
  3. 2014
    26 Aug

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission CB/12/01125/FULL

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentCB/14/03398/NMA
  4. 2014
    11 Aug

    Proposed development to construct 49 no. dwellings, including 17 no. on-site affordable housing units…

    RefusedFull ApplicationCB/14/03159/FULL
  5. 2014
    4 Jun

    Outline: Proposed mixed-use development on 1.83ha of agricultural land to provide: - up to 49 dwellings…

    RefusedOutline ApplicationCB/14/02182/OUT
  6. 2012
    23 Mar

    Outline Application: Commercial development for B1 office floor space up to 3, 247 sq. metres after…

    ApprovedOutline ApplicationCB/12/01123/OUT

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