The Office The Old Forge Church Lane Graveley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7LR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00701/FP - Full Planning Permission Registered
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of existing ground floor office into one dwelling (development already carried out). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 153. The consultation period closed on 16 May 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Graveley 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.
Council document ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
North Hertfordshire
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SG4 7LR
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Graveley, St Ippolyts And Wymondley Ward
Parish
Graveley Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Russell Linard

Decision outlook

Day 153, past the statutory target. 81% of changes of use in North Hertfordshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 6 Sept 2026.

Day 15397 days past the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
34decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
2 Hillside Cottages Church Lane Graveley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7LS
Two storey rear and single storey side extension and insertion of rooflight to existing r…
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2019 Approved
The White House 30 High Street Graveley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7LA
Ash - Reduce below where a major limb has failed.
19/02589/TCA
2018 Approved
Pumping Station Church Lane Graveley Hertfordshire
Ash - Cut back branch from aerial
18/01780/TCA
2016 Approved
Pumping Station Church Lane Graveley
Reduce two Ash trees by 20%
16/01219/1TCA
2016 Approved
Pumping Station Church Lane Graveley
Reduce two Ash trees by 20%
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings