The Cornerstone, 1 High Street, Shefford, SG17 5DD Data via plota.co.uk
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 Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Dec 2026, from Central Bedfordshire's recent full applications.
Site constraints 4
Show all 22 with distances
- 15 mParish Church of St Michael and All AngelsGrade II
- 25 m19 and 21, High StreetGrade II
- 35 m16-22, High StreetGrade II
- 37 m24 and 26, High StreetGrade II
- 40 m8, High StreetGrade II
- 48 m23, High StreetGrade II
- 50 m2 and 4, High StreetGrade II
- 54 m32, High StreetGrade II
- 61 m34, High StreetGrade II
- 70 m3 and 5, Northbridge StreetGrade II
- 71 mThe Tudor HouseGrade II
- 73 mSt Francis's HomeGrade II
- 76 mThe White Hart Public HouseGrade II
- 80 m7 and 9, Northbridge StreetGrade II
- 84 mCatholic Church of St Francis of AssisiGrade II*
- 88 m1, 2 and 3 The Maltings, High Street, SheffordGrade II
- 92 m11, Northbridge StreetGrade II
- 93 mPresbytery Adjacent to Catholic Church of St FrancisGrade II
- 103 mBarclays Bank Kingswood ChemistsGrade II
- 116 m46 and 48, High StreetGrade II
- 125 m10, Northbridge StreetGrade II
- 148 m21 and 23, Northbridge StreetGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £190,000 in September 1995. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- SG17 5DD
- Received
- 23 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2026
- Parish
- Shefford
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Nov 2026
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 8 of the 56-day target. Central Bedfordshire usually decides full applications by day 84.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Central Bedfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Central Bedfordshire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 1 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 6 Nov 2026
- Site or press notice
- 16 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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