Copelands Farm, Thorncote Road, Northill, Biggleswade, SG18 9AG
Proposal
Prior Notification of change of use of Agricultural Building to a dwelling
- Received
- 26 June 2017
- Decided
- 17 August 2017 · Prior Approval - Approved Change Of Use
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedSubmitted26 Jun
- ValidatedValidated27 Jun
- Consult.Consultation25 Jul
- TargetTarget Date22 Aug
- DecidedDecided17 Aug
Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)
This is a planning application for a change of use at Copelands Farm, Thorncote Road, Northill, Biggleswade, SG18 9AG. Central Bedfordshire has handled 299 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 51 days. This one was decided in 52 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. We hold 985 applications in total for the SG18 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
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202129 Apr
Lawful Development Certificate Existing: To confirm that the change of use of Copelands Farm from an annexe…
RefusedLawful Development Cert - ExistingCB/21/01939/LDCE - 202016 Oct
Discharge of Condition 3 from planning permission CB/19/03152/FULL
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/20/03742/DOC - 202016 Oct
Variation of Condition 8 from planning permission CB/19/03152/FULL
Variation of Condition - GrantedVariation of conditions (s73)CB/20/03745/VOC - 201918 Sep
Demolition of existing barn and stable outbuildings and construction of a new family dwelling.
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/19/03152/FULL - 201825 Jun
Demolition of existing site buildings and construction of new family dwelling
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/18/02438/FULL - 201113 Jun
Demolition of existing garage & erection of new garage
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/11/02083/FULL
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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