Planning application
Lower Farm, Lower Farm Road, Edworth, Biggleswade, SG18 8RB
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Approval for Change of Use of Agricultural Building to Dwellings: Conversion of one agricultural barn to three residential dwellings.
As published by the council, reference CB/26/02053/PAAD
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/02053/PAAD
- Type
- P.Notif. Agricultural to Dwelling
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval - Refused
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2026
- Parish
- Edworth
- Decision by
- Officer Delegated
- Postcode
- SG18 8RB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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CB/25/03547/LDCP Granted
Lower Farm, Lower Farm Road, Edworth, Biggleswade, SG18 8RB
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) to establish whether the implementation of Class Q application CB/25/02609/PAAD would be lawful by virtue of it benefiting from deemed consent.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Aug 2026
Status changed to Pending
Previously Registered.
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20 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval - Refused
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Lower Farm, Lower Farm Road, Edworth, Biggleswade, SG18 8RB
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) to establish whether the implementation of Class Q application CB/25/02609/PAAD would be lawful by virtue of it benefiting from deemed consent.
Granted Lawful development 9 docs -
Land to the rear of, and 1 and 2 Meadow View, Lower Farm Lane , Edworth, Biggleswade. SG18 8XT
Change of Use of agricultural land to addition 2m strip of garden land
Withdrawn Full applications 8 docs
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