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The Cornerstone, 1 High Street, Shefford, SG17 5DD

Awaiting decision Central Bedfordshire CB/26/02928/FULL Full Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use of part of the car park to customer seating, installation of a freestanding LED screen and frame and a wall mounted screen and speakers. Erection of an open sided pergola, festoon lighting on timber posts, and 1.8 metre high timber fencing. Retrospective

As published by the council, reference CB/26/02928/FULL

Application record

Reference
CB/26/02928/FULL
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
23 Sep 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Parish
Shefford
Postcode
SG17 5DD

Comment by 6 November 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Central Bedfordshire through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Sep 2026

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 1 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 November 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

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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