The Old Granary Church End Barley Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8JW Data via plota.co.uk

26/01057/NMA - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Approved

Proposal

Remove part of rear roof light and introduce a smaller roof light within a new section of zinc roof (as Non-Material Amendment to application granted 25.10.2018) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

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Site constraints 4

15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Manor Farm House, Grade II, about 4 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 13 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.
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Historic England ↗
Barley 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Barley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Postcode
SG8 8JW
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Ermine Ward
Parish
Barley Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Jul 2026
Decision
Agreed
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 2 days from validation, 47 days faster than North Hertfordshire's median of 49 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
601decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14878731
Planning Portal ref
PP-14878731
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