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3/25/1903/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
5 Dec 2025
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Approved
18 Mar 2026

Approved on 18 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 90

Consultation & comments 63

PDF CONSERVATION TEAM 16/3/26 Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗
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PDF CADENT GAS - 23/2/26 Consultee Correspondence · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF CADENT GAS 2 - 23/2/26 Consultee Correspondence · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS - 19/2/26 Consultee Correspondence · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF CADENT GAS - 17/2/26 Consultee Correspondence · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF CADENT GAS 2 - 17/2/26 Consultee Correspondence · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗
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PDF LANDSCAPE - 19/1/26 Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗
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PDF NATURAL ENGLAND (SSSI IRZS) Consultee Comment · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗
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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 31 Dec 2025 View ↗
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PDF HIGHWAYS - 23/12/25 Consultee Correspondence · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗
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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 16, 18 and 20, Roydon Road, Grade II, 59 m away · 6 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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Also on the record
Conservation area 59 m away: Stanstead Abbotts; Inside the Stanstead Abbotts built-up area; Green belt 70 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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 Application
Received
5 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Dec 2025
Ward
Great Amwell & Stansteads
Parish
Stanstead Abbotts Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Mar 2026
Decision
Grant Plan Permission w Conds
Decision date
18 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Archway Building Consultancy Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 103 days from validation, 31 days slower than East Hertfordshire's median of 72 for full applications. Approved, as 79% of full applications here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
139decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by East Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Hertfordshire decision record →

Public comments

49comments received
47 objecting2 supporting

96% object · above the UK average of 74%

60 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14539312
Planning Portal ref
PP-14539312
Comments by
19 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jan 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