Land adjacent to 36, Caldecote Road, Ickwell Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Retrospective change of use to a secure dog exercising field and dog training classes with fencing, a storage container, wc and a parking area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 Apr 2026
Refused
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Ickwell built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SG18 9EH
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Parish
Northill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Jun 2026
Decision
Full Application - Refused Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )This decision refers to plan numbers: 1301/LP Site location plan 1301/3SP Block Plan 1301/CON Container elevations & roof plan 1301/TB Toilet Block 1301/Ele Fence elevations ATC Speed Survey ATC map & photo BNG Report (V1.0 dated 18.8.2025) Hawthorn Ecology Letter dated 5.11.25 Statutory Biodiversity Metric Design & Access StatementThis decision refers to plan numbers: 1301/LP Site location plan 1301/3SP Block Plan 1301/CON Container elevations & roof plan 1301/TB Toilet Block 1301/Ele Fence elevations ATC Speed Survey ATC map & photo BNG Report (V1.0 dated 18.8.2025) Hawthorn Ecology Letter dated 5.11.25 Statutory Biodiversity Metric Design & Access Statement

Public comments

79comments received
4 objecting75 supporting

95% support · above the UK average of 15%

Last counted 13 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
7 Apr 2026
Comments by
5 May 2026
Site or press notice
8 Apr 2026
Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#88 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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