34 St Andrew Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1JA Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0843/CLEO - CL Existing Operations Refused

Proposal

Continuous use of ground floor restaurant and first and loft floors as residential accommodation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Jun 2026
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Refused
7 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Three Tuns Public House
List entry 1268737 · The pin is inside its outline · 47 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II*, 42 Grade II)
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 ↗
Hertford 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Hertford AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Scheduled monument 151 m away: Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River Lea
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Hertford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,044,000 in April 2024. Other property, freehold.

18 April 2024£1,044,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area253 m² (2,723 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 61)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
CL Existing Operations
Postcode
SG14 1JA
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Ward
Hertford Bengeo
Parish
Hertford Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Aug 2026
Decision
CL Existing Refuse
Decision date
7 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ikitect AID London
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 8 days faster than East Hertfordshire's median of 64 for changes of use. Refused, as 29% of changes of use here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
66decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15006273
Planning Portal ref
PP-15006273
Statutory expiry
7 Aug 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.