23A Baldock Street Ware Hertfordshire SG12 9DH Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0947/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Listed building consent for the change of use and conversion of existing commercial unit into a single dwellinghouse including internal alternations (Resubmission of 3/26/0547/LBC) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 76. The consultation period closed on 20 Aug 2026.

Documents 19

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 23, Baldock Street
List entry 1217402 · 8 m from the pin · 43 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 40 Grade II)
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 the other 43 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Ware conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 100 m away: Ware Friary
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ware built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
SG12 9DH
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Ware Priory
Parish
Ware Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
M Scott Architectural Design Ltd.

Decision outlook

Day 76, past the statutory target. 75% of listed building works in East Hertfordshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 29 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 7620 days past the 56-day target
44%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
68decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PLP-00004382
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 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