Lodge Farm, Sandy Lane, Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5QB Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/02858/LDCP - Lawful Development Cert - Proposed This case has not yet been decided
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Confirmation that the change of use of the existing buildings falls within Use Class B2 & B8. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2026
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Validated
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Nov 2026, from recent lawful development certificates across the UK.

Documents

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Site constraints 4

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Firstlodge Farmhouse, Approximately 800 Metres North of Chicksands Priory, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Public bridleway about 19 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the Chicksands built-up area; Priority habitat about 23 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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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Lodge Farm, Sandy Lane, Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5QB

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CB/26/02396/LDCP

Important details

Council
Central Bedfordshire
Application type
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Postcode
SG17 5QB
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Parish
Campton/Chicksands
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide lawful development certificates by day 51.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
81%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
33,528decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Central Bedfordshire to go on. Central Bedfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
16 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Construction of concrete surfacing and surface water drainage works to the farm roadway.
CB/25/02949/FULL
2025 Approved
Prior Approval for the Formation, Alteration or Maintenance of Private Ways for Agricultu…
CB/25/02706/PAAR
2025 Refused
Prior Approval for the Formation, Alteration or Maintenance of Private Ways for Agricultu…
CB/25/02294/PAAR
2025 Approved
Prior Approval for the erection, extension or alterations of a building for Agricultural…
CB/25/00515/AG
2025 Withdrawn
Prior Approval for the erection, extension or alterations of a building for Agricultural…
CB/25/00109/AG
2022 Approved
Extension to tractor shed to create a staff well being facility and associated works
CB/22/03373/FULL
2021 Withdrawn
Outline Application: Erection of two agricultural workers dwellings.
CB/21/00128/OUT
2020 Approved
Discharge of Condition 3 to Planning Permission CB/19/02592/Full (Proposed machinery stor…
CB/20/00806/DOC
2019 Approved
Proposed machinery storage building
CB/19/02592/FULL
2017 Approved
Erection of a machiney storage building
CB/17/02556/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Withdrawn
Parripak Foods Ltd, Sandy Lane, Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5QB
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Erection of extension to existing warehouse buil…
CB/24/02958/LDCP
2019 Approved
My Fresh Prepared Produce Ltd, Sandy Lane, Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5QB
Installation of site security fencing and gates. New car park entrance off Sandy Lane and…
CB/19/02240/FULL
2018 Approved
Myfresh Prepared Produce Ltd, Sandy Lane, Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5QB
Erection of proposed 2.4m high palisade fencing and security swing gates (Retrospective)
CB/18/00370/FULL
2017 Approved
11 Warren Court, Sandy Lane, Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5QB
Extension to existing workshop
CB/17/03832/FULL
2017
Myfresh Prepared Produce Ltd, Sandy Lane, Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5QB
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 4 of Permission Ref. CB/16/00983/MW in respec…
CB/17/00620/MWS
2016 Approved
My Fresh Prepared Produce Ltd, Sandy Lane, Chicksands, SG17 5QB
Proposed Anaerobic Digestion Facility, Chemical and Control Building, combined heat and p…
CB/16/00983/MW
2016 Approved
Lodge Farm Chicksands Beds SG17 5QB
Erection of Machinery and box storage building. (For Agricultural use only)
CB/16/04497/FULL
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings