Buntingford Business Park Baldock Road Buntingford Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

3/25/1986/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of 4 x industrial units (use classes E[g], B2 and B8) with associated parking and external works Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 22:44

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Application progress

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Received

19 Dec 2025

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Validated

19 Jan 2026

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Committee

12 Aug 2026

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Approved

14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by East Hertfordshire Development Management Committee on 12 Aug 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the scheme supported employment growth, with manageable transport and environmental impacts.
Consultees generally raised no objection, while a resident mentioned parking, noise, trees and wildlife.
The committee voted to approve with conditions, including an amendment on future electric vehicle charging provision.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officer assessment, consultation responses, committee debate, vote and amended decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of East Hertfordshire's committee minutes of 12 Aug 2026.

Documents 57

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF FULL APPROVAL DECISION Decision Notice · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Committee Report Committee Report · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 19

Plans & drawings 12

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 18

PDF ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS SUMMARY Supporting Documents · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF HCC GROWTH - 7/8/26 Consultee Correspondence · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING POLICY - 23/7/26 Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HCC GROWTH - 13/7/26 Consultee Correspondence · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING POLICY - 28/5/26 Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LLFA TECHNICAL RESPONSE Supporting Documents · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF MINERALS AND WASTE 20/2/26 Consultee Correspondence · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 17/2/26 Consultee Correspondence · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE - 17/2/26 Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS - 10/2/26 Consultee Correspondence · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗

PDF AFFINITY WATER - 2/2/26 Consultee Correspondence · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION TEAM 2/2/26 Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ACTIVE TRAVEL - 30/1/26 Consultee Correspondence · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF THAMES WATER - 30/1/26 Consultee Correspondence · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ACTIVE TRAVEL - 28/1/26 Consultee Correspondence · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF GROWTH HCC - 26/1/26 Consultee Correspondence · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF HCC GROWTH - 23/1/26 Consultee Correspondence · 23 Jan 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record

1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Buntingford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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.

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Important details

Council: East Hertfordshire
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: SG9 9EW
Received: 19 Dec 2025
Validated: 19 Jan 2026
Ward: Buntingford
Parish: Buntingford Town Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 20 Apr 2026
Decision: Grant Plan Permission w Conds
Decision date: 14 Aug 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: South Bank Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 207 days from validation, 138 days slower than East Hertfordshire's median of 69 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 69% of commercial and major works here are.

This one207d

Council69d

UK57d

27%decided within 8 weeks

69%approved

29decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

1 neutral

17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14520612
Committee: 12 Aug 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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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

Buntingford Business Park Baldock Road Buntingford Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 57

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 19

Plans & drawings 12

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 18

Other documents 5

Site constraints 3

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