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20-22 High Street, Biggleswade, SG18 0JL

CB/26/02018/FULLMinor Dwellings1-9 /area less than 0.5haRefused

Refused

Council decision: Full Application - Refused

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

Proposal

Loft conversion to form a 1 bedroom flat with rooflights and rear dormer

Submitted
5 August 2026
  1. Received5 Aug
  2. Validated5 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application for a loft conversion at 20-22 High Street, Biggleswade, SG18 0JL. Central Bedfordshire has handled 35 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,018 applications in total for the SG18 postcode area.

36% of minor dwellings1-9 /area less than 0.5ha 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 0JL
Application type
Minor Dwellings1-9 /area less than 0.5ha
Parish
Biggleswade

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 August 2026

Planning decision

Decision
Full Application - Refused
Case officer
Julia Ward

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Biggleswade 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.

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.

Source: Central Bedfordshire

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