Little Samuels Farm Widford Road Hunsdon Hertfordshire SG12 8NN Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0355/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

New agricultural highway access and internal access road linking to existing farm Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Mar 2026
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Validated
20 Mar 2026
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Approved
4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 27

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Hunsdon built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 listed building at the site

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 £235,000 in October 1999. Detached house, freehold.

20 October 1999£235,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SG12 8NN
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Ward
Hunsdon
Parish
Hunsdon Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 May 2026
Decision
Grant Plan Permission w Conds
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
SBRice Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 76 days from validation, 21 days slower than East Hertfordshire's median of 55 for agricultural works. Approved, as 67% of agricultural works here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
43decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14772076
Planning Portal ref
PP-14772076
Comments by
27 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
15 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

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