Land South Of 35 Ashwell Street Ashwell Hertfordshire SG7 5QR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00676/FP - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of single self-build dwelling house with detached garage and swimming pool. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Mar 2026
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Approved
4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 325 m away: Ashwell Springs SSSI; Conservation area 83 m away: Ashwell; Inside the Ashwell 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 listed building at the site

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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SG7 5QR
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Ward
Arbury Ward
Parish
Ashwell Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision
Conditional Permission
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 66 days from validation, 16 days slower than North Hertfordshire's median of 50 for demolitions. Approved, as 88% of demolitions here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
127decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by North Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Hertfordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14776786
Planning Portal ref
PP-14776786
Comments by
28 May 2026
North Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#66 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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