Lodge Farm, Sandy Lane, Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5QB
Approved on 29 January 2026
Council decision: Full Application - GrantedDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions
Proposal
Construction of concrete surfacing and surface water drainage works to the farm roadway.
- Received
- 17 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedReceived17 Sep
- ValidatedValidated28 Nov
- Consult.Consultation20 Jan
- TargetTarget Date23 Jan
- DecidedDecided29 Jan
Decided in 62 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Lodge Farm, Sandy Lane, Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5QB. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. This one was decided in 134 days, 11 weeks longer than Central Bedfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 711 applications in total for the SG17 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
- SG17 5QB
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Campton/Chicksands, Southill
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 20 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 28 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 20 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 23 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Barrowby House Northgate West Pinchbeck Lincolnshire PE11 3TB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 16
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Listed building: Grade II: Firstlodge Farmhouse, Approximately 800 Metres North of Chicksands PrioryOn or next to this site · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202616 Sep
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Confirmation that the change of use of the existing buildings falls…
PendingCertificates of lawful developmentCB/26/02858/LDCP - 202612 Aug
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Change of use of existing building to include B2 and B8.
WithdrawnCertificates of lawful developmentCB/26/02396/LDCP - 20252 Aug
Prior Approval for the Formation, Alteration or Maintenance of Private Ways for Agricultural or Forestry use…
ApprovedP.Notif. Agricultural Proposed RoadCB/25/02706/PAAR - 202514 Feb
Prior Approval for the erection, extension or alterations of a building for Agricultural or Forestry use…
ApprovedAgricultural DevelopmentCB/25/00515/AG
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For the applicant
Need a drainage scheme? Drainage & flood risk consultants near this site
Condition 3 on the decision asks for this.
- 6.0 miBedfordRTPI
- 16.2 miHarpendenRTPI
- 25.0 miBishop's Stortford
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
- Rg Beattie (Beds) LimitedAlternative Power SuppliesCommercial & industrial electrical installations1.1 mi
- J & B Electrical LtdElectrician1.2 mi
- M Evans ElectricalElectrician1.3 mi
- Storm ElectricsElectrician1.3 mi
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