Premier Inn Marsh Lane Ware Hertfordshire SG12 9QB Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Partial change of use from Use Class E(b) (sale of food and drink) to Use Class C1 (hotels) to provide additional hotel bedrooms on the ground floor, re-configured ancillary hotel restaurant, demolition of lobby entrance, erection of cycle store, bin store and fencing, new paving, alterations to fenestration and entrance ways, alterations to render, brickwork, gutters and downpipes Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Sept 2026
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Validated
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Dec 2026 and 31 Dec 2026, from East Hertfordshire's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 20

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Site constraints 5

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Conservation area 16 m away: Ware
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Green belt 16 m away: London; Inside the Ware built-up area.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SG12 9QB
Received
24 Sept 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Ward
Ware Priory
Parish
Ware Town Council
Target decision
15 Dec 2026

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. East Hertfordshire usually decides changes of use by day 64.

Day 856 days to the predicted decision (day 64)
43%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
66decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15011569
Planning Portal ref
PP-15011569
Comments by
19 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#152 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

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