Redwings Bucks Alley Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8PY Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0749/CLPO - CL Proposed Operations Refused
Schools, care & communityDemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Demolition of store, garage and conservatory. Erection of single storey side and rear extensions, front porch extension, detached garage/ garden room and detached building for leisure faclities. Loft extension with rear dormer and alterations to fenestration and entrance way Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
27 May 2026
✓
Validated
9 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
3 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 3 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL PROPOSED REFUSE Decision Notice · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 8

PDF PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT VOLUME CALCULATIONS Other Drawing · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS Existing Elevations · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Existing Floor Plans · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Proposed Floor Plans · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Proposed Elevations · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 27 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 27 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Officers Report Officers Report · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Ancient woodland: Bayford Wood
Irreplaceable habitat. Standing advice asks for a 15 m buffer from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
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.
Read the government guidance ↗
Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 6 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 listed building at the site · 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
CL Proposed Operations
Postcode
SG13 8PY
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Hertford Rural
Parish
Bayford Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
CL Proposed Refuse
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
BlueChip Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 16% 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14962692
Planning Portal ref
PP-14962692
Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Notification of proposed single storey rear extension; Depth extending from the original…
3/25/1523/PNHH
2025 Approved
Notification of proposed single storey rear extension; Depth extending from the original…
3/25/1523/PNHH
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
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3/25/1559/HH
2025 Refused
4 Penny Royal Bucks Alley Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8PY
Single-storey infill side extension, conversion of the garage into habitable space, inser…
3/25/1559/HH
2025 Approved
Bucks Farm Ashendene Road Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8PY
Discharge parts 4 and 5 of Condition 3 (Contamination) attached to 3/23/0304/ARPN.
X/25/0445/CND
2025 Approved
Bucks Farm Ashendene Road Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8PY
Discharge parts 4 and 5 of Condition 3 (Contamination) attached to 3/23/0304/ARPN.
X/25/0445/CND
2025
Bucks Farm Ashendene Road Bayford SG13 8PY
Part Discharge of Conditions 3 (Contamination), attached to 3/23/0304/ARPN.
X/25/0441/CND
2025
Bucks Farm Ashendene Road Bayford SG13 8PY
Part Discharge of Conditions 3 (Contamination), attached to 3/23/0304/ARPN.
X/25/0441/CND
2025
Bells Wood Caravan Site Bucks Alley Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8PY
Proposed use of the land as a caravan site for up to forty caravans.
3/25/0942/CLPO
2025
Bells Wood Caravan Site Bucks Alley Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8PY
Proposed use of the land as a caravan site for up to forty caravans.
3/25/0942/CLPO
2023 Approved
Bucks Farm Ashendene Road Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8PY
Discharge of condition 3 (contamination) for planning appoval 3/23/0304/ARPN
X/23/0383/CND
2023 Approved
Bucks Farm Ashendene Road Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8PY
Discharge of condition 3 (contamination) for planning appoval 3/23/0304/ARPN
X/23/0383/CND
2023 Approved
Bucks Farm Ashendene Road Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8PY
Discharge of condition 3 (Contamination) attached to 3/23/0304/ARPN
X/23/0223/CND
2023 Approved
Bucks Farm Ashendene Road Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8PY
Discharge of condition 3 (Contamination) attached to 3/23/0304/ARPN
X/23/0223/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