Hertford North Railway Station North Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1NB Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0561/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of 6m ramp on third party land to facilitate step-free access from station car park onto Beane Road pavement Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
22 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
20 May 2026
✓
Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Conservation area about 56 m away: Hertford; Inside the Hertford built-up area; Green belt about 72 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in East Hertfordshire - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SG14 1NB
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
Hertford Bengeo
Parish
Hertford Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Plan Permission w Conds
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Network Rail (Infrastructure) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 16 days faster than East Hertfordshire's median of 72 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 88% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
35decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14871374
Planning Portal ref
PP-14871374
Comments by
18 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
15 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