Land Rear Of 22 London Road Bell Mead Sawbridgeworth CM21 9ES Data via plota.co.uk

3/25/1898/FUL - Full Application Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterationsNew homesSolar & renewablesUtility infrastructure

Proposal

Erection of a new dwelling with air source heat pump and electric vehicle charging. Creation of a new vehicular access and dropped kerb, boundary wall, associated works and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Dec 2025
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Validated
7 Jan 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 46

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF FULL APPROVAL DECISION Decision Notice · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 13

PDF ECOLOGY -4/3/26 Consultee Correspondence · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC TOOL Supporting Documents · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY QUESTIONNAIRE Supporting Documents · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY CHECKLIST Supporting Documents · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Supporting Documents · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF TREE SURVEY APPENDICIES Supporting Documents · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF TREE SURVEY AND REPORT Supporting Documents · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF TREE SURVEY SCHEDULE Supporting Documents · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN REPORT Supporting Documents · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY SURVEY Supporting Documents · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 11

PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Proposed Floor Plans · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE AND ROOF PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Proposed Elevations · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED STREET SCENE Proposed Elevations · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION Proposed Elevations · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LANDSCAPING PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BASELINE HABITAT PLAN Other Drawing · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN Other Drawing · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF TREE PROTECTION PLAN Other Drawing · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REAR GARDEN WALL ELEVATION Other Drawing · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF CERTIFICATE B Certificate of Ownership · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 14

PDF LANDSCAPE - 19/3/26 Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 11/3/26 Consultee Correspondence · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NOSIE AND LIGHT - 6/3/26 Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS - 3/3/26 Consultee Correspondence · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE - 17/2/26 Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Name hidden Show Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT - 12/2/26 Consultee Correspondence · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF NATURAL ENGLAND - 26/1/26 Consultee Correspondence · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS - 22/1/26 Consultee Correspondence · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF Officers Report Officers Report · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FINAL UU DOCUMENT Legal Agreement · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SAWBRIDGEWORTH TOWN COUNCIL - 3/2/26 Correspondence In - Town/Parish · 3 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF WRITTEN SCHEME OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION Supporting Documents · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Supporting Documents · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

Air quality management area: AQMA Sawbridgeworth
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Sawbridgeworth Congregational Church, Grade II, 25 m away · 8 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.
Show all 8 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 361 m away: Pishiobury Park; Conservation area 52 m away: Sawbridgeworth; Inside the Sawbridgeworth 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 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.

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Important details

Council
East Hertfordshire
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CM21 9ES
Received
4 Dec 2025
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Ward
Sawbridgeworth
Parish
Sawbridgeworth Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Mar 2026
Decision
Grant Plan Permission w Conds
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 163 days from validation, 107 days slower than East Hertfordshire's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 84% of demolitions here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
135decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14530975
Planning Portal ref
PP-14530975
Statutory expiry
4 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Sawbridgeworth Congregational Church London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9EH
Demolition of side extension and removal of external steps. Erection of a part two storey…
3/24/0577/LBC
2024 Approved
Sawbridgeworth Congregational Church London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9EH
Demolition of side extension and removal of external steps. Erection of a part two storey…
3/24/0576/FUL
2022 Approved
Frodsham The Drive Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9EP
Single storey rear extension with roof lantern. Garage conversion with new window to the…
3/22/1326/HH
2022 Approved
Frodsham The Drive Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9EP
Single storey rear extension with roof lantern. Garage conversion with new window to the…
3/22/1326/HH
2021 Decided
11, 13 And 15 London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9EH
Proposed crossover and the regularisation of a hardstanding and a levelled parking area t…
3/21/0539/FUL
2021 Decided
11, 13 And 15 London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9EH
Proposed crossover and the regularisation of a hardstanding and a levelled parking area t…
3/21/0539/FUL
2021 Approved
2 Springhall Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9ET
Erection of cladding to first floor front elevation.
3/21/1620/HH
2021 Approved
2 Springhall Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9ET
Erection of cladding to first floor front elevation.
3/21/1620/HH
2020 Approved
17-18 And 18A Bell Mead Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9ES
Conversion of 1 house (17-18) and 1 flat (18A) into two dwellings, removal of existing re…
3/20/2635/FUL
2020 Approved
17-18 And 18A Bell Mead Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9ES
Conversion of 1 house (17-18) and 1 flat (18A) into two dwellings, removal of existing re…
3/20/2635/FUL
2019 Approved
Sawbridgeworth Congregational Church London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9EH
Installation of large flat panel tv in front of unused organ pipes. A flat panel tv scree…
3/19/2129/LBC
2019 Approved
4 Springhall Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9ET
Demolition of rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension with additional…
3/19/1961/HH
2019 Refused
11,13,15 London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9EH
Proposed crossover and the regularisation of a hardstanding and a levelled parking area…
3/19/0956/FUL
2019 Refused
4 Springhall Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9ET
Proposed ground floor single storey rear extension
3/19/1535/CLPO
2019 Approved
21 Springhall Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9ET
Conservatory to rear.
3/19/0626/HH
2019 Approved
5 Bell Mead Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9ES
Single storey rear extension with insertion of 2 roof lanterns and garage conversion to c…
3/19/0444/HH
2018 Approved
11 Bell Mead Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9ES
Front porch extension.
3/18/2027/CLP
2018 Approved
11 Bell Mead Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9ES
Single storey rear extension: Depth 6.0 metres, Maximum height 3.0 metres, Eaves height 3…
3/18/2030/PNHH
2017 Refused
11, 13 And 15 London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9EH
Crossover and driveway
3/17/1778/FUL
2018 Withdrawn
11 Bell Mead Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9ES
Single storey rear extension and erection of front porch.
3/18/1743/CLP
2018 Refused
11 Bell Mead Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9ES
Rear single storey extension: Front single storey porch: Alter existing Upvc cladding to…
3/18/0603/HH
2018 Approved
5 Bell Mead Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9ES
Single storey rear extension - maximum height of 3.5. metres, eaves height 2.55 metres, a…
3/18/0685/PNHH
2017 Approved
11, 13 And 15 London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9EH
Two storey rear extensions and creation of window on flank elevation
3/17/1777/FUL
2017 Approved
12 Springhall Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9ET
Single storey rear extension, part two storey rear and side extension and first floor win…
3/17/1199/HH
2025 Approved
Sawbridgeworth Congregational Church London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9EH
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Construction Management Plan), 6 (Level 3 Recording) and 21 (C…
X/25/0423/CND
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings