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3/26/1097/COMPN - Commercial Class E to Dwelinghouses Awaiting decision

Proposal

Prior approval application for a temporary change of use of an existing area of hardstanding to a mobile trailer-mounted wood fired sauna and associated temporary facilities Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 24 Sept 2026

As of 14 Aug 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ware built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · 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

Application type
Commercial Class E to Dwelinghouses
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Ware Priory
Parish
Ware Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 83, past the statutory target. 76% of changes of use in East Hertfordshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 5 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Aug 2026.

Day 8327 days past the 56-day target
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.

70 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15133248
Planning Portal ref
PP-15133248
Comments by
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 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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