2-4 Bircherley Green Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN Data via plota.co.uk
3/26/0370/FUL - Full Application
Approved
Proposal
Use of part Unit 5 and Units 6 and 7 as a 24-hour gym (Class E) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
17 Mar 2026
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Validated
31 Mar 2026
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Approved
22 Jul 2026
Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Jul 2026
Documents 46
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 5
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NOISE AND LIGHT -5/6/26
Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · 8 Jun 2026
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NOISE AND LIGHT - 9/5/26
Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · 9 May 2026
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ECOLOGY - 17/4/26
Consultee Correspondence · 17 Apr 2026
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COVERING LETTER, HERITAGE, FRA, SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
Supporting Documents · 31 Mar 2026
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NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Supporting Documents · 17 Mar 2026
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Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 31
Other documents 4
Associated applications 2
- Use of part Unit 5 and Units 6 and 7 as a 24-hour gym (Class E)
Conditions 4 awaiting decision
Site constraints 6
Hertford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
38 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Hertford Museum Tooke House, Grade II, 48 m away · 2 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 33 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 38 with distances
- 48 mHertford Museum Tooke HouseGrade II
- 55 mLombard HouseGrade II*
- 57 mBeadle HouseGrade II*
- 61 m27 and 29, Railway StreetGrade II
- 68 m23 and 25, Railway StreetGrade II
- 73 mGateway to Lombard HouseGrade II
- 81 m17,19 and 21, Bull PlainGrade II
- 85 m13a,15 and 15a, Bull PlainGrade II
- 85 m9, Railway StreetGrade II
- 90 m35b and 35c, Bull PlainGrade II
- 91 m7, Railway StreetGrade II
- 92 m28 and 30, Railway StreetGrade II
- 96 m32,34 and 36, Railway StreetGrade II
- 97 m10 and 12, Railway StreetGrade II
- 101 m1 AND 3, SALISBURY SQUARE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 102 m2, SALISBURY SQUARE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 118 mThe MalthouseGrade II
- 121 mWhite Hart InnGrade II
- 121 mStables and Coach House to White Hart InnGrade II
- 122 mGravesonsGrade II
- 123 mPriory Rooms to Friends Meeting HouseGrade II
- 123 mHertford Quaker Meeting HouseGrade I
- 124 m5 and 7, Maidenhead StreetGrade II
- 125 mGravesonsGrade II
- 126 mFormer Corn Exchange and Public HallGrade II
- 127 m9, Market PlaceGrade II
- 127 m25-35, Fore StreetGrade II
- 131 m9 and 9a, Maidenhead StreetGrade II
- 133 mOld Cross WharfGrade II*
- 139 m14 and 15, Market PlaceGrade II
- 141 m7 and 8, Market PlaceGrade II
- 142 m83, Fore StreetGrade II
- 143 m45-53, Railway StreetGrade II
- 145 mShire HallGrade I
- 145 m67,69 and 71, Fore StreetGrade II
- 148 m61 Fore StreetGrade II
- 149 m95, Fore StreetGrade II
- 150 mThe Seed WarehouseGrade II
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 249 m away: Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River Lea; Flood defence 32 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Hertford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- SG14 1BN
- Received
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Hertford Castle
- Parish
- Hertford Town Council
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 26 May 2026
- Decision
- Grant Plan Permission w Conds
- Decision date
- 22 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Urban Agile Limited
How this decision compares
Decided in 113 days from validation, 50 days slower than East Hertfordshire's median of 63 for changes of use. Approved, as 70% of changes of use here are.
This one113d
Council63d
UK56d
44%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
65decided in the last year
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by East Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Hertfordshire decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14772461
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14772461
- Comments by
- 30 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 26 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
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Listed building consent for construction of single storey rear extension, enlargement of…
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35C Bull Plain Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1DX
Construction of single storey rear extension, enlargement of existing window opening to c…
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35C Bull Plain Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1DX
Listed building consent for construction of single storey rear extension, enlargement of…
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35C Bull Plain Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1DX
Construction of single storey rear extension, enlargement of existing window opening to c…
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32 - 36 Railway Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BA
Retrospective internal and external alterations and decorations involved in the repairs…
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32 - 36 Railway Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BA
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Approved
31-33 Railway Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BA
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24 - 26 Bircherley Green Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN
Replacement of two non-illuminated fascia signs and one non-illuminated projecting sign
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24 - 26 Bircherley Green Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN
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Installation of shopfront signage and decoration (retrospective).
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Installation of shopfront signage and decoration (retrospective).
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Unit 1 Bircherley Green Shopping Centre Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN
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Approved
Unit 1 Bircherley Green Shopping Centre Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN
3 x Externally illuminated fascia signs and 2 x external illuminated projection signs.
2025
Approved
Unit 1 Bircherley Green Shopping Centre Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN
3 x Externally illuminated fascia signs and 2 x external illuminated projection signs.
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The repair and replacement of four first floor windows.
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East Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#152 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
East Hertfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #93 out of 296. East Hertfordshire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.
One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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East Hertfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #256 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #256 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #93 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #109 of 296
53%
Minor dwellings approved
128 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
36 decided
1,184
Total decisions
223 refused in the year to March 2026
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