Sweetings 29 Brickendon Lane Brickendon Hertfordshire SG13 8NU Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0142/VAR - Variation of condition Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) and condition 3 (external materials) to application (Replacement of equestrian outbuilding and associated supplementary stores with a classic car storage facility). Amendments to include: alterations to the external materials. Removal of side window and front door, reduction in size and repositioning of rear windows. Insertion of door to side elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Feb 2026
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Validated
27 Feb 2026
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Approved
27 May 2026

Approved on 27 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 9

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Brickendon 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Hacketts, Grade II, 59 m away · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 424 m away: Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Woods; SSSI 424 m away: Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Woods North SSSI; Inside the Brickendon built-up area; Open access land 46 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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 · No scheduled monument 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 £1,050,000 in December 2000. Detached house, freehold.

8 December 2000£1,050,000

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

Building

Floor area403 m² (4,338 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (46 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2011, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Variation of condition
Postcode
SG13 8NU
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
27 Feb 2026
Ward
Hertford Heath & Brickendon
Parish
Brickendon Liberty Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant Plan Permission w Conds
Decision date
27 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14671601
Planning Portal ref
PP-14671601
Statutory expiry
24 Apr 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.