95 High Street, Broom, Biggleswade, SG18 9NA Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/02002/PIP - Planning in Principle Approved

Proposal

Permission in Principle: Erection of 1 dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Jun 2026
Approved

Approved on · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Broom (Central Bedfordshire) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Application type
Planning in Principle
Postcode
SG18 9NA
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Parish
Southill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Planning in Principle - Granted Conditions or Reasons: There are no conditions Informative Notes: 1 )This decision refers to plan number A-61474-1.This decision refers to plan number A-61474-1. 2 )As a part of the decision to grant planning permission in principle, the Local Planning Authority are permitted to advise the Applicant of the details that would be necessary and expected in the consideration of the technical details. It is, therefore, noted that the LPA would require: scaled drawings of all aspects of the development; a Planning Statement and a Design and Access Statement; Noise Assessment; details regarding land contamination; visibility splays, junction construction and site layout; details of boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping; Landscape Maintenance and Management Plan; Tree Survey; Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP); Topography Plan indicating existing and proposed levels; Flood Risk Assessment, Surface Water Drainage Strategy alongside a Maintenance and Management Plan; Lighting Strategy; Ecological Appraisal; Ecological Enhancement Strategy; mandatory BNG information. Please note that other plans/documents may be required during the technical details stage subject to the layout and scale of the development.As a part of the decision to grant planning permission in principle, the Local Planning Authority are permitted to advise the Applicant of the details that would be necessary and expected in the consideration of the technical details. It is, therefore, noted that the LPA would require: scaled drawings of all aspects of the development; a Planning Statement and a Design and Access Statement; Noise Assessment; details regarding land contamination; visibility splays, junction construction and site layout; details of boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping; Landscape Maintenance and Management Plan; Tree Survey; Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP); Topography Plan indicating existing and proposed levels; Flood Risk Assessment, Surface Water Drainage Strategy alongside a Maintenance and Management Plan; Lighting Strategy; Ecological Appraisal; Ecological Enhancement Strategy; mandatory BNG information. Please note that other plans/documents may be required during the technical details stage subject to the layout and scale of the development.

Public comments

2comments received
2 neutral

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Jun 2026
Comments by
5 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
17 Jul 2026
Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#88 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Central Bedfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #62 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Central Bedfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #218 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #169 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #62 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #99 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
153 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
29 decided (10+ homes)
73%
Change of use approved
45 decided
1,444
Total decisions
226 refused in the year to March 2026