Waterhall Farm Lower Hatfield Road Little Berkhamsted Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0607/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Retrospective application for the demolition of an old portacabin building and replacement with a smaller modular building to remain in commercial use Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

29 Apr 2026

✓

Validated

11 May 2026

Decision

Expected by 6 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 151.

The consultation period closed on 12 Jun 2026.

Documents 17

PDF Name hidden Show Consultee Correspondence · 13 May 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Agricultural land, grade 3a

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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.

1 listed building within 150 m

Nearest: Water Hall Farm House, Grade II, 18 m away

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.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Priority habitat 43 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument 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

Council: East Hertfordshire
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: SG13 8LE
Received: 29 Apr 2026
Validated: 11 May 2026
Ward: Hertford Rural
Parish: Hertingfordbury Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 6 Jul 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: SBRice Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 151, past the statutory target. 62% of commercial and major works in East Hertfordshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 15195 days past the 56-day target

27%decided within 8 weeks

69%approved

29decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by East Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Hertfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14884390
Planning Portal ref: PP-14884390
Comments by: 12 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry: 6 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

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. View full council performance

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

Waterhall Farm Lower Hatfield Road Little Berkhamsted Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 17

Statements & assessments 5

Plans & drawings 6

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 4

Other documents 1