1 Ware Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 7DY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval application (Part 3, Class MA) for partial change of use of existing ground floor (use class E (offices)) to create 1 x 2-bed flat (use class C3 (dwellinghouses)) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Aug 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £160,000 in July 2006. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Application type
- Commercial Class E to Dwelinghouses
- Postcode
- SG13 7DY
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Hertford Kingsmead
- Parish
- Hertford Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Refused
- Decision date
- 11 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Elis James - Architectural Design
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 49 days from validation, 14 days faster than East Hertfordshire's median of 63 for changes of use. Refused, as 30% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by East Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Hertfordshire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15024347
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15024347
- Comments by
- 23 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Leaseholders: 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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