Land North Of Rye Common Water Treatment Works Hoddesdon Road Stanstead Abbotts Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/1363/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Part retrospective change of use of land to B8 storage and the siting of 3 double stacked storage containers Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 05:10

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Application progress

✓

Received

23 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

15 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Dec 2026 and 26 Dec 2026, from East Hertfordshire's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

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Documents 8

Site constraints 7

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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2 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Waterboard Cottage, Grade II, 6 m away · 2 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 2 with distances

6 mWaterboard CottageGrade II
11 mRye Common Pumping StationGrade II

Historic England ↗

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats -NEX

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat 6 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Hoddesdon built-up area; Flood defence 38 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood).

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Received: 23 Sept 2026
Validated: 15 Oct 2026
Ward: Great Amwell & Stansteads
Parish: Stanstead St. Margarets Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 10 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Prideaux Planners

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. East Hertfordshire usually decides changes of use by day 64.

prediction

Day 1351 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

8comments received

8 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15244749
Planning Portal ref: PP-15244749
Comments by: 12 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 10 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