2 Lincoln Crescent, Biggleswade, SG18 8HW
Refused on 7 April 2026
Council decision: Full Application - RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
New boundary fence 1.95m high adjacent to an existing highway
- Received
- 27 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedReceived27 Jan
- ValidatedValidated11 Feb
- Consult.Consultation26 Mar
- TargetTarget Date8 Apr
- DecidedDecided7 Apr
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 2 Lincoln Crescent, Biggleswade, SG18 8HW. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Central Bedfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded 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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Why it was refused
- The proposed erection of a 1.95 metre closed boarded fence by virtue of its prominant siting, scale, design, and resultant enclosure of visual amenity land, would have an incongruous effect and cause harm to the open character of the streetscene and would have a detrimental impact upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area. As such, the proposal conflicts with Policies HQ1 and HQ10 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan (2021), Policy BPD1 of the Biggleswade Neighbourhood Plan (2022), Section 11 of the Central Bedfordshire Design Guide (2023) and Section 12 of the NPPF (2024).
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- SG18 8HW
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Biggleswade
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 26 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 11 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 26 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 8 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 10 Stratford Road Sandy SG19 2AB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal history
Additional information
- Documents
- 13
Site 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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Source: Central Bedfordshire
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