20-22 High Street, Biggleswade, SG18 0JL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of basement and ground floor from a vacant Bank to a Bingo Hall with the insertion of a new entrance and new doors Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 May 2026 · Development Management Committee · Last checked 13 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Central Bedfordshire Development Management Committee on 6 May 2026.
Approved by 9 votes to 0
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the bingo hall would not harm town-centre vitality, conservation-area character or residential amenities.
- The committee heard from a ward councillor before considering the application.
- Members unanimously approved the application, with amended opening hours and other conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Central Bedfordshire's committee minutes of 6 May 2026.
Site constraints 5
Show all 12 with distances
- 4 m29, Market PlaceGrade II
- 16 mMarket HouseGrade II
- 17 mCrown HotelGrade II
- 49 mNEW INNGrade II
- 107 mWhite Hart Public HouseGrade II
- 108 mFormer White Horse InnGrade II
- 112 m63, High StreetGrade II
- 128 m36, High StreetGrade II
- 130 m2-6, High StreetGrade II
- 136 mGolden Pheasant Public HouseGrade II
- 140 mMain Block of Conservative ClubGrade II
- 148 mNorth Block of Conservative ClubGrade II
Checked on 2 November 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 British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
- Postcode
- SG18 0JL
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 20 Jan 2026
- Parish
- Biggleswade
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Full Application - Granted Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: 1 )GDP Policy Informative Central Beds Local Plan In accordance with Article 35 (1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the reason for any condition above relates to the Policies as referred to in the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).GDP Policy Informative Central Beds Local Plan In accordance with Article 35 (1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the reason for any condition above relates to the Policies as referred to in the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). 2 )This permission relates only to that required under the Town & Country Planning Acts and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment or under the Building Regulations. Any other consent or approval which is necessary must be obtained from the appropriate authority.This permission relates only to that required under the Town & Country Planning Acts and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment or under the Building Regulations. Any other consent or approval which is necessary must be obtained from the appropriate authority.
- Decision date
- 6 May 2026
- Decision level
- Development Management Committee
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 106 days from validation, 50 days slower than Central Bedfordshire's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 64% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Central Bedfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Central Bedfordshire decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
Last counted 13 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 20 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 14 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 6 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 6 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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