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Briar Patch Nursery, Ickwell Road, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade, SG18 9BS

Awaiting decision Central Bedfordshire CB/25/03937/FULL Full Application

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Proposal

Erection of an agricultural rose warehouse, visitor centre/cafe and rose display and trials area with associated access and parking.

As published by the council, reference CB/25/03937/FULL

Application record

Reference
CB/25/03937/FULL
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
21 Jan 2026
Parish
Northill
Postcode
SG18 9BS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • CB/26/02849/LDCE Awaiting decision

    Briar Patch Nursery, Ickwell Road, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade, SG18 9BS

    Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Development approved under planning application ref CB/23/02076/FULL has been commenced within the 3 year period required by Condition 1 and therefore remains extant.

    Submitted 15 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • CB/24/03101/DOC Granted

    Briar Patch Nursery, Ickwell Road, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade, SG18 9BS

    Discharge of Conditions 2 and 3 against planning permission ref. CB/23/02076/FULL (Residential development of 4 detached dwellings)

    Decided 11 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • CB/24/02188/DOC Granted

    Briar Patch Nursery, Ickwell Road, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade, SG18 9BS

    Discharge of Condition 9 against planning permission ref. CB/21/03282/FULL Erection of an agricultural rose warehouse, visitor centre/cafe and rose display & trials area with associated access and parking. Surface Water Drainage Scheme

    Decided 9 Oct 2024 Conditions
  • CB/23/00112/FULL Withdrawn

    Briar Patch Nursery, Ickwell Road, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade, SG18 9BS

    Residential development of 4 detached dwellings.

    Decided 27 Mar 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Dec 2025

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 21 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 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

66 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 full applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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