The Riverside Garden Centre Lower Hatfield Road Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8XX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of part of the unit from class E(a) -Display/sale of goods other than hot food to class E(e)- Medical or health services and associated works Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £240,000 in March 2023. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Application type
- CL Proposed Operations
- Postcode
- SG13 8XX
- Received
- 4 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Hertford Rural
- Parish
- Bayford Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Apr 2026
- Decision
- CL Proposed Refuse
- Decision date
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 100 days from validation, 37 days slower than East Hertfordshire's median of 63 for changes of use. Refused, as 30% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by East Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Hertfordshire decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14744374
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14744374
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
1 previous application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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.
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