6 - 8 The Wash Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1PX Data via plota.co.uk

3/25/1576/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Internal alterations including, removal of existing and insertion of new partition walls, installation of new bathrooms and kitchens, installation of secondary glazing. External alterations including, restoration of bricked up windows, repairs and replacement of windows, removal of existing access doors and installation of new doors together with the associated door entry system and letterboxes. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
14 Oct 2025
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 11 Nov 2026; it is now day 393.

The consultation period closed on 13 Nov 2025.

Documents 134

Plans & drawings 106

PDF BLOCK / ROOF PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF STAIRWELL AT GROUND FLOOR Proposed Floor Plans · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR SHOPS Existing Floor Plans · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR OFFICE AND GROUND FLOOR SHOPS Existing Floor Plans · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN OF SHOPS Proposed Floor Plans · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR THE WASH AND GROUND FLOOR SHOPS Proposed Floor Plans · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WINDOW DETAILS FIRST FLOOR FLAT 1 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WINDOW DETAILS FIRST FLOOR FLAT 1 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WINDOW DETAILS FIRST FLOOR FLAT 1 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WINDOW DETAILS FIRST FLOOR FLAT 1 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WINDOW DETAILS FIRST FLOOR FLAT 1 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WINDOW DETAILS FIRST FLOOR FLAT 2 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WINDOW DETAILS FIRST FLOOR FLAT 2 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WINDOW DETAILS FIRST FLOOR FLAT 2 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WINDOW DETAILS FIRST FLOOR FLAT 2 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WINDOW DETAILS FIRST FLOOR FLAT 2 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WINDOW DETAILS FIRST FLOOR FLAT 2 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WINDOW DETAILS FIRST FLOOR FLAT 2 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING THIRD FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SECOND FLOOR PLAN HISTORIC TIMBER DETAILS Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF THIRD FLOOR PLAN HISTORIC TIMBER DETAILS Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED RETENTION OF EXISTING HISTORIC BRICK ARCHWAY Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRINCIPLE BEAM & POST Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PICTURE RAIL DETAIL Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROTECTIVE SCREEN DETAIL 1 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROTECTIVE SCREEN DETAIL 2 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROTECTIVE SCREEN DETAIL 3 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROTECTIVE SCREEN DETAIL 4 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROTECTIVE SCREEN DETAIL 5 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROTECTIVE SCREEN DETAIL 6 Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED CROSS SECTION Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LONG SECTION Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LONG SECTION Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WALL & PARTITION DETAILS Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR DETAILS Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN (SCALE 1100) Proposed Floor Plans · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN (SCALE 1100) Proposed Floor Plans · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN (SCALE 1100) Proposed Floor Plans · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAWING DETAIL A - REV E Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAWING DETAIL B - REV E Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAWING DETAIL C - REV E Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAWING DETAIL D - REV E Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAWING DETAIL E - REV E Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF STAIRWELL Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF STAIRWELL SECOND FLOOR Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF STAIRWELL SECTION A Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF STAIRWELL SECTION A Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF STAIRWELL SECTION B Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF STAIRWELL SECTION B Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TIMBER POST BEAM REPAIR Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TIMBER POST BEAM REPAIR Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TIMBER POST BEAM REPAIR Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TIMBER POST BEAM REPAIR Other Drawing · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR (FULL) Proposed Floor Plans · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR (FULL) Proposed Floor Plans · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR (FULL) Proposed Floor Plans · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE-RESISTING SECONDARY GLAZING DETAILS Other Drawing · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SASH WINDOWS (W1 & W6) & SECONDARY GLAZING Other Drawing · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SECTION: WEST GABLE WALL Other Drawing · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PARTY WALL DETAIL Other Drawing · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ROOF EAVE DETAIL Other Drawing · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED CROSS SECTION Other Drawing · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LONG SECTION Other Drawing · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LONG SECTION Other Drawing · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SHOP FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING THIRD FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF TO BE READ WITH SK301 AND 302 Other Drawing · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SHOP FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLA Proposed Floor Plans · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING THIRD FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ROOF PLAN Other Drawing · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FRONT/WEST ELEVATION (THE WASH STREET FRONTAGE) Existing Elevations · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SIDE/SOUTH ELEVATION(MAIDENHEAD ST. FRONTAGE) Existing Elevations · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING REAR/NORTH ELEVATION MAIDENHEAD YARD Existing Elevations · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SIDE/EAST ELEVATION Existing Elevations · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING MAIN ENTRANCE ELEVATION Existing Elevations · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Other Drawing · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT /WEST ELEVATION (THE WASH STREET FRONTAGE) Proposed Elevations · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SIDE/WEST ELEVATION (THE WASH STREET FRONTAGE) Proposed Elevations · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REAR/NORTH ELEVATION MAIDENHEAD YARD Proposed Elevations · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SIDE/EAST ELEVATION Proposed Elevations · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED MAIN ENTRANCE ELEVATION Proposed Elevations · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BLOCK PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 6a and 8, the Wash
List entry 1268693 · The pin is inside its outline · 79 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 9 Grade II*, 68 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.
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Historic England ↗
Hertford 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Hertford AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Scheduled monument 71 m away: Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River Lea
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 Hertford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 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.

Building

Floor area358 m² (3,853 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 96)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
SG14 1PX
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
14 Oct 2025
Ward
Hertford Castle
Parish
Hertford Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
KVB Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 393, past the statutory target. 75% of listed building works in East Hertfordshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Nov 2026.

Day 393337 days past the 56-day target
47%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
131decided 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 10 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14369634
Planning Portal ref
PP-14369634
Comments by
13 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
9 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
East Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#152 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.