The Shefford Business Centre, 71 Hitchin Road, Shefford, SG17 5JB
Proposal
Conversion and alterations to existing building to create 2 no. dwellings and creation of new dwelling at the rear of the site
- Received
- 17 August 2016
- Decided
- 12 October 2016 · Full Application - Refused
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedSubmitted17 Aug
- ValidatedValidated18 Aug
- Consult.Consultation4 Oct
- TargetTarget Date13 Oct
- DecidedDecided12 Oct
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at The Shefford Business Centre, 71 Hitchin Road, Shefford, SG17 5JB. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,604 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 60 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 4 days quicker than Central Bedfordshire's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 704 applications in total for the SG17 postcode area.
Application Details
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Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Publicity
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Additional Information
Source: Central Bedfordshire
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201825 May
Variation of condition 6 of planning permission CB/16/04915/FULL
Variation of Condition - GrantedVariation of conditions (s73)CB/18/02102/VOC - 201620 Oct
Conversion and alterations to existing building to create 2 no. dwellings including front and rear dormer…
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/16/04915/FULL - 201613 Jul
Prior Notification of Change of Use: from office class B to dwelling class C.
WithdrawnPrior Approval Offices to DwellingCB/16/03230/PADO
Planning 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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