Land At The South End Of Anglian Business Park Orchard Road Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5TW Data via plota.co.uk

25/03143/S73 - Section 73 Application Approved

Proposal

Variation of Condition 4 (Operational hours for staff, visitors, deliveries and machine operation) of planning application reference granted on 26/04/2023 for Temporary change of use of vacant industrial land for 5 years for use as an open storage yard (Use class B8) to include construction of vehicular access, layout of hard surfaced area, construction of security fencing and all ancillary works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Dec 2025
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Approved
12 Feb 2026

Approved on 12 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Royston (North Hertfordshire) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Application type
Section 73 Application
Postcode
SG8 5TW
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Ward
Royston Heath Ward
Parish
Royston Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Feb 2026
Decision
Conditional Permission
Decision date
12 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

47 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14489500
Planning Portal ref
PP-14489500
Comments by
30 Jan 2026
North Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#66 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

North Hertfordshire ranks #128 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Hertfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #62 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #87 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #128 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #65 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
112 decided (1-9 homes)
84%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
21 decided
1,102
Total decisions
82 refused in the year to March 2026