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Wren Park Residential Home, Hitchin Road, Shefford, SG17 5JD

Refused Central Bedfordshire CB/26/01280/PADM P.Notif. Proposed Demolition

Works: Demolition

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Notification of proposed demolition: Demolition of the former care home building.

As published by the council, reference CB/26/01280/PADM

Application record

Reference
CB/26/01280/PADM
Type
P.Notif. Proposed Demolition
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval - Refused
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Decided
26 May 2026
Parish
Clifton
Decision by
Officer Delegated
Postcode
SG17 5JD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • CB/22/01230/LDCE Granted

    Wren Park Residential Home, Hitchin Road, Shefford, SG17 5JD

    Lawful Development Certificate Existing: A new manhole in accordance with attached drawing IR17079-SK100.

    Decided 21 Dec 2022 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Apr 2026

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 22 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 May 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval - Refused

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

18 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Central Bedfordshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • Wren Park Residential Home, Hitchin Road, Shefford, SG17 5JD

    CB/22/01230/LDCE Submitted 24 Mar 2022 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate Existing: A new manhole in accordance with attached drawing IR17079-SK100.

    Granted Lawful development 19 docs

  • Hillfoot Farm, Hitchin Road, Shefford, SG17 5JD

    CB/26/02845/FULL Submitted 14 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    82% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov

    Erection of one detached dwelling with a car port and associated works.

    Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling 10 docs
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