Land at and adj. to Aco Technologies Plc, Hitchin Road, Meppershall, Shefford, SG17 5TE

1. 3 Feb 2025

   Received by Central Bedfordshire

2. 4 Feb 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 1 May 2026

   Decision issued: Outline Application - Granted

4. 9 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 1 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Aco Technologies Plc, Hitchin Road, Meppershall, Shefford, SG17 5TE

  CB/21/02056/DOC Submitted 6 May 2021 50 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions 4,7,11,13 & 14 against planning permission CB/18/03653/FULL (Erection of extension to existing building to create factory unit with ancillary office space and staff facilities and erection of a new warehouse building, new access road, car parking landscaping, drainage infrastructure, and ancillary works).

  Granted Conditions Extension 36 docs

• CB/26/02656/GPDE Decided

  5 Wingate Drive, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2XF

  Prior Notification of Householder Extension: single storey rear extension with roof lantern, 4.73m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling and maximum height of 3m max

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Outline
• CB/26/02524/GPDE Decided

  31 Kingsbury Gardens, Dunstable, LU5 4PX

  Prior Notification of Householder Extension. Single storey rear extension, 5m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height of 4m and 2.6m to the eaves

  Received 14 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Outline
• CB/26/02523/PIP Refused

  Hazelnut Cottage, Tyburn Lane, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HG

  Permission in Principle for the erection of a single dwelling

  Received 14 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Outline
• CB/26/01348/OUT Withdrawn

  Land North of Beamish Close, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1SD

  Hybrid planning application comprising: Outline application for commercial development for up to 71,000 sqm of flexible employment floorspace including industrial and/or a data centre and/or research and development (Class B2, B8, E(g)(ii), E(g)(iii)), together with associated buildings, structures, car parking, access roads and landscaping works (all matters reserved). Full application for a landscape buffer

  Received 28 Apr, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Outline
• CB/26/02808/PIP Awaiting decision

  Paddock, The Rye, Eaton Bray LU6 2BQ

  Permission in Principle for two to four dwellings

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Outline