Southfield School, Woods Avenue, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 8NN Data via plota.co.uk

PL/0593/26 Pending

Proposal

Construction of new classroom building with canopy and outdoor play area and associated parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 7 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 77.

The consultation period closed on 23 Sept 2026.

Documents 23

Plans & drawings 7

PDF Construction Traffic Management Plan 2026 Document · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗
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Site constraints 4

Local nature reserve about 253 m away: Howe Dell
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Hatfield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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

Postcode
AL10 8NN
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 77, past the statutory target. 76% of full applications in Hertfordshire County Council are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 11 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 7721 days past the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
143,608decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Hertfordshire County Council to go on. Hertfordshire County Council decision record →

Consultation & key dates

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23 Sept 2026