1 Arthur Martin-leake Way High Cross Hertfordshire SG11 1BQ Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0041/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Creation of a residential unit by converting the existing garage into a self-contained flat (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
12 Jan 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 May 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 175.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Registered park or garden 197 m away: Youngsbury; Inside the High Cross built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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
SG11 1BQ
Received
12 Jan 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Ward
Ware Rural
Parish
Thundridge Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 May 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 175, past the statutory target. 75% of changes of use 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 6 Sept 2026.

Day 175119 days past the 56-day target
44%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
53decided 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

1comment received
1 objecting

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 May 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