7 Robinson Grove, Meppershall, Shefford, SG17 5QR Data via plota.co.uk

CB/25/03138/LDCP - Lawful Development Cert - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: A side infill extension with vents to align with the chimney Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Oct 2025
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Validated
10 Nov 2025
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Approved
23 Feb 2026

Approved on 23 Feb 2026 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Hollies, Grade II, about 50 m from the postcode pin · 2 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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 45 m away: Meppershall Conservation Area; Inside the Meppershall built-up area; 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 7 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 £470,000 in October 2020. Detached house, freehold.

22 October 2020£470,000New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area114 m² (1,227 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (83 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached house
Built2019
HeatingBoiler& underfloor, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.17 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2020, 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

Application type
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Postcode
SG17 5QR
Received
3 Oct 2025
Validated
10 Nov 2025
Parish
Meppershall
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Jan 2026
Decision
Lawful Dev - Proposed - Granted Conditions or Reasons: There are no conditions Informative Notes: There are no informative notes
Decision date
23 Feb 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 105 days from validation, 60 days slower than Central Bedfordshire's median of 45 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 92% of lawful development certificates here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
284decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Central Bedfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Central Bedfordshire decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Nov 2025
Comments by
18 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
27 Nov 2025
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

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.