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Land at Hill Farm and Shefford Sports Club, Hitchin Road, Shefford

Awaiting decision Central Bedfordshire CB/25/03581/OUT Outline Application

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Hybrid application: Outline: Demolition of existing buildings and erection of up to 36 residential dwellings with associated access, parking, amenity space, landscaping and SUDs basin, all matters reserved except access. FULL: The installation of a sports pitch within Shefford Sports Club

As published by the council, reference CB/25/03581/OUT

Application record

Reference
CB/25/03581/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Registered
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
8 Jan 2026
Parish
Shefford

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Nov 2025

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 8 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Central Bedfordshire took a median of 71 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

93 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Central Bedfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Central Bedfordshire decided outline applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

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.

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