Shawmer Farm, 122 Hitchin Road, Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4HT

CB/19/03848/FULLFull ApplicationPermitted

Full

Proposal

Full planning application for the erection of 10 dwellings on Land at Shawmer Farm, Stotfold to include creation of new access following the demolition of No. 122, Hitchin Road, and all associated ancillary works.

Received: 14 November 2019
Decided: 27 March 2020 · Full Application - Granted
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Central Bedfordshire Council

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

ReceivedSubmitted14 Nov
ValidatedValidated15 Nov
Consult.Consultation18 Mar
TargetTarget Date14 Feb
DecidedDecided27 Mar

Decided in 133 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Central Bedfordshire82% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at Shawmer Farm, 122 Hitchin Road, Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4HT. 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 134 days, 11 weeks longer than Central Bedfordshire's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 20 other applications at this address. We hold 1,949 applications in total for the SG5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

CB/19/03848/FULL

Address

Shawmer Farm, 122 Hitchin Road, Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4HT

Postcode

SG5 4HT

Local Authority

Central Bedfordshire

Application Type

Full Application

Scale / Size

Large

Number of Dwellings

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Decided

Parish

Stotfold

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address

Woods Hardwick Ltd 15 - 17 Goldington Road Bedford MK40 3NH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

14 November 2019

Consultation Expiry

18 March 2020

Target Decision Date

14 February 2020

Date Decided

27 March 2020

Date Validated

15 November 2019

Date Submitted

14 November 2019

Consultation Start

15 November 2019

Consultation End

18 March 2020

Planning Decision

Decision

Full Application - Granted

Decided By

Officer Delegated

Statutory Period

91 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents

Coordinates

52.012665, -0.236851

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Central Bedfordshire

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Associated applications

Planning history at this site

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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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