Briar Patch Nursery, Ickwell Road, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade, SG18 9BS
Approved on 10 December 2021
Council decision: Full Application - GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Erection of an agricultural rose warehouse, visitor centre/cafe and rose display & trials area with associated access and parking
- Received
- 14 July 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedReceived14 Jul
- ValidatedValidated29 Jul
- Consult.Consultation22 Nov
- TargetTarget Date23 Sep
- DecidedDecided10 Dec
Decided in 134 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Briar Patch Nursery, Ickwell Road, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade, SG18 9BS. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. This one was decided in 149 days, 13 weeks longer than Central Bedfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 15 other applications at this address. We hold 1,018 applications in total for the SG18 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
- SG18 9BS
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Northill
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 July 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 22 November 2021
- Consultation start
- 29 July 2021
- Consultation end
- 22 November 2021
- Target decision date
- 23 September 2021
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 5 The Gavel Centre Porters Wood St Albans AL3 6PQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 27
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.
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Associated applications
- 20252 Jul
Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Lawful commencement of planning permission CB/21/03282/FULL
WithdrawnLawful Development Cert - ExistingRelatedCB/25/02134/LDCE - 202425 Jul
Discharge of Condition 9 against planning permission ref. CB/21/03282/FULL
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/24/02188/DOC - 202114 Jul
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This applicationApprovedFullCB/21/03282/FULL
Planning history at this site
13 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202616 Sep
Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Development was carried out in accordance with Condition 1 of…
ApprovedCertificates of lawful developmentCB/26/02849/LDCE - 202512 Dec
Erection of an agricultural rose warehouse, visitor centre/cafe and rose display and trials area with…
PendingFull ApplicationCB/25/03937/FULL - 202416 Dec
Change of use of a part of horticultural warehouse to B8 use.
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/24/03613/FULL - 202428 Oct
Discharge of Conditions 2 and 3 against planning permission ref. CB/23/02076/FULL
Discharge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/24/03101/DOC - 202423 May
Prior Approval of change of use from agricultural building to flexible commercial use: 1000m2 from…
ApprovedAgri buildings to flexible commercialCB/24/01526/PAAC - 202429 Jan
Prior Notification of change of use from agricultural building to flexible commercial use: Change of use from…
WithdrawnAgri buildings to flexible commercialCB/24/00262/PAAC - 202322 Jun
Residential development of 4 detached dwellings.
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/23/02076/FULL - 202311 Jan
Residential development of 4 detached dwellings.
WithdrawnFull ApplicationCB/23/00112/FULL - 202015 Sep
Re-submission of planning permission CB/19/03683/FULL
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/20/03273/FULL - 202031 Jul
Prior Notification of change of use from agricultural building to flexible use within shops: Horticultural…
ApprovedAgri buildings to flexible commercialCB/20/02662/PAAC - 201931 Oct
Partial redevelopment of a warehouse to create four self-contained dwellings with associated parking and…
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/19/03683/FULL - 201929 Aug
Prior notification of change of use from agricultural building to flexible commercial: The proposed…
ApprovedAgri buildings to flexible commercialCB/19/02826/PAAC - 200911 Aug
Full: Extension of existing Horticultural warehouse and construction of 3no. polytunnels.
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/09/05705/FULL
Source: Central Bedfordshire
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Nearby applications
- Briar Patch Nursery, Ickwell Road, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade, SG18 9BSCB/23/02076/FULL · FullApproved0.0 mi
- Land off Ickwell Road, East of 33 and 35 Ickwell Road, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade. SG18 9BSCB/23/00821/VOC · ConditionsRefused0.0 mi
- Land off Ickwell Road, East of 33 and 35 Ickwell Road, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade, SG18 9BSCB/25/01731/DOC · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
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- Briar Patch Nursery, Ickwell Road, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade, SG18 9BSCB/23/00112/FULL · FullWithdrawn0.0 mi
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