Ebenezer Chapel, Station Road, Tempsford Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/01535/FULL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Conversion of former Methodist Chapel to a single four bedroom dwellinghouse, replacement of existing windows and doors, insertion of roof lights and external alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 18 Oct 2026, 18:05

Application progress

✓

Received

14 May 2026

✓

Validated

28 May 2026

✗

Refused

21 Jul 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 21 Jul 2026 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

National infrastructure project about 847 m away: A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Road Improvement scheme

The site is about 847 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements (at pre-application, about 821 m).

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Tempsford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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

Council: Central Bedfordshire
Application type: Full Application
Received: 14 May 2026
Validated: 28 May 2026
Parish: Tempsford
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Jul 2026
Decision: Full Application - Refused Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )This decision refers to plan numbers: 001F, 002C, 003B, 005F, 006D, 007B, 008A, Design & Access & Heritage Impact Assesment Rev B April 2026, Community Facilities Study Rev A April 2026, Ecological Appraisal 16 October 2024 (Amended 21 April 2026), Emergence & Activity Bat Survey 15 July 2025, BNG Report 24 April 2026, BNG Metric.This decision refers to plan numbers: 001F, 002C, 003B, 005F, 006D, 007B, 008A, Design & Access & Heritage Impact Assesment Rev B April 2026, Community Facilities Study Rev A April 2026, Ecological Appraisal 16 October 2024 (Amended 21 April 2026), Emergence & Activity Bat Survey 15 July 2025, BNG Report 24 April 2026, BNG Metric.
Decision date: 21 Jul 2026
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 35% of changes of use here are.

This one54d

Council56d

UK56d

63%decided within 8 weeks

65%approved

100%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Central Bedfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Central Bedfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 28 May 2026
Comments by: 10 Jul 2026
Site or press notice: 19 Jun 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

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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