Wren Park Residential Home, Hitchin Road, Shefford, SG17 5JD Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/01280/PADM - P.Notif. Proposed Demolition Refused

Proposal

Prior Notification of proposed demolition: Demolition of the former care home building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
22 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Shefford built-up area; Priority habitat about 16 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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.

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Important details

Application type
P.Notif. Proposed Demolition
Postcode
SG17 5JD
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Parish
Clifton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 May 2026
Decision
Prior Approval - Refused Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )This decision refers to plan numbers P303 L01 REV A and P303 E01 REV A.This decision refers to plan numbers P303 L01 REV A and P303 E01 REV A.

Public comments

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Last counted 13 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Apr 2026
Comments by
15 May 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