Planning application
Ebenezer Chapel, Station Road, Tempsford
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of the former Methodist Chapel to a dwelling, removal of side lean to, replacement of existing windows and doors, a new side door entrance and roof lights
As published by the council, reference CB/26/02649/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- CB/26/02649/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Parish
- Tempsford
Comment by 23 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Central Bedfordshire through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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CB/26/01535/FULL Refused
Ebenezer Chapel, Station Road, Tempsford
Conversion of former Methodist Chapel to a single four bedroom dwellinghouse, replacement of existing windows and doors, insertion of roof lights and external alterations
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2026
Received by Central Bedfordshire
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4 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 October 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
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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