Planning application
Wren Park Residential Home, Hitchin Road, Shefford, SG17 5JD
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
- 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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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22 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval - Refused
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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