Northill Lower School, Bedford Road, Northill, Biggleswade, SG18 9AH
Approved on 5 January 2026
Council decision: Discharge of Condition Decision Released
Proposal
Discharge of Conditions 2, 5, 6 and 17 against planning permission ref: CB/24/02537/REG3 (New build hall with servery and storage, to be placed over existing informal play space. Reorganisation and alteration to parts of the existing school building with associated landscaping works) - Conditions relating to a surface water drainage scheme, an Ecological Enhancement Strategy (EES), a Maintenance and Management Plan for the surface water drainage scheme and Habitat Maintenance and Monitoring Plan (HMMP).
- Received
- 7 August 2025
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedReceived7 Aug
- ValidatedValidated8 Aug
- Consult.Consultation16 Sep
- TargetTarget Date3 Oct
- DecidedDecided5 Jan
Decided in 150 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to discharge conditions at Northill Lower School, Bedford Road, Northill, Biggleswade, SG18 9AH. Central Bedfordshire has handled 1,097 applications of this type. This one was decided in 151 days, 14 weeks longer than Central Bedfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. We hold 1,018 applications in total for the SG18 postcode area.
97% of conditions 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 9AH
- Application type
- Discharge of Condition
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Northill
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 August 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 16 September 2025
- Consultation start
- 8 August 2025
- Consultation end
- 16 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 3 October 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 86-90 Paul Street London EC2A 4NE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Northill Conservation Area
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage 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.
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Associated applications
- 202612 Oct
Discharge of Conditions 4, 7, and 11 against planning permission ref: CB/24/02537/REG3
PendingDischarge of conditionsCB/26/03100/DOC - 202510 Sep
Discharge of Conditions 8, 10 and 13 against planning permission CB/24/02537/REG3
PendingDischarge of conditionsCB/25/02881/DOC - 20257 Aug
Discharge of Conditions 2, 5, 6 and 17 against planning permission ref: CB/24/02537/REG3
This applicationDischarge of Condition Decision ReleasedDischarge of conditionsCB/25/02539/DOC - 202523 May
Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/24/02537/REG3
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentCB/25/01712/NMA - 202429 Aug
New build hall with servery and storage, to be placed over existing informal play space. Reorganisation and…
ApprovedRegulation 3Part ofCB/24/02537/REG3
Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202415 May
Erection of single temporary mobile classroom and associated facilities
WithdrawnRegulation 3CB/24/01418/REG3 - 201415 Aug
Installation of a canopy to partially enclose play area
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/14/03243/FULL - 201227 Sep
Extend the perimeter fence of MUGA (Multi Use Games Area) by 1m in height
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/12/03455/FULL - 201112 Aug
Variation of Condition: Formation of multi use games area with mesh fencing approved on planning permission…
Variation of Condition - GrantedVariation of conditions (s73)CB/11/02984/VOC - 20093 Jul
Full: Erection of fitness trail on school playing field
ApprovedFull ApplicationCB/09/05330/FULL
Source: Central Bedfordshire
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