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Greenacre Centre, Valerian Way, Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4HG

CB/23/02269/FULLFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 22 November 2023

Council decision: Full Application - GrantedPlanning committee

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

Proposal

Change of use from a multi-use hall for sport and community hire to a library and cafe with minor external alterations

Received
6 July 2023
Decision level
Planning committee
  1. Received6 Jul
  2. Validated7 Jul
  3. Consult.9 Aug
  4. Target1 Sep
  5. Decided22 Nov

Decided in 138 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Greenacre Centre, Valerian Way, Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4HG. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. This one was decided in 139 days, 12 weeks longer than Central Bedfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,991 applications in total for the SG5 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
SG5 4HG
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Stotfold

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 July 2023
Consultation expiry
9 August 2023
Consultation start
7 July 2023
Consultation end
9 August 2023
Target decision date
1 September 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Priory House Monks Walk Shefford Beds SG17 5TQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
17

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2023
    5 Dec

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/23/02269/FULL

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentCB/23/03926/NMA
  2. 2023
    6 Jul

    Change of use from a multi-use hall for sport and community hire to a library and cafe with minor external…

    This applicationApprovedFullCB/23/02269/FULL

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