Land Opposite 34 To 42, Shefford Road, Meppershall Data via plota.co.uk

CB/26/00714/NMA - Non-material Change to Permission Approved

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission (Approval of reserved matters (external appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for the demolition of 59 Shefford Road and associated buildings and the erection of 145 dwellings pursuant to outline planning permission .) Amendment sought to the bund, to reflect the existing situation on-site and additional landscaping to deter the ability to walk on the bund. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Mar 2026
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Validated
5 Mar 2026
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Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 4

Ancient woodland about 2 m away: Meppershall Wood
Inside the 15 m buffer standing advice asks for from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
Also on the record
Priority habitat about 1 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 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
Non-material Change to Permission
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
5 Mar 2026
Parish
Meppershall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Apr 2026
Decision
Non-Material Amendment - Granted Conditions or Reasons: View Conditions or Reasons Informative Notes: There are no informative notes
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Agent
C Stott

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
5 Mar 2026
Comments by
12 May 2026
Central Bedfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#88 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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