Fox Cottage 81 Long Lane Aston End Hertfordshire SG2 7HE Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0966/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of existing 1970s extension and two outbuildings. Construction of two storey front extension with glazed link, two new outbuildings, and internal and external alterations to the existing house Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 07:52

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Application progress

✓

Received

8 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

5 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 9 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 65.

The consultation period closed on 4 Sept 2026.

Documents 23

Statements & assessments 6

PDF BIODIVERSITY QUESTIONNAIRE Supporting Documents · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Supporting Documents · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE SURVEY Supporting Documents · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 16

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Fox Cottage

List entry 1101437 · The pin is inside its outline

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.

Historic England ↗

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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Agricultural land, grade 3a

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

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.

Not affected

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

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,050,000 in July 2025. Detached house, freehold.

10 July 2025£1,050,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area212 m² (2,282 sq ft)

Energy ratingF (38 out of 100), could reach C

PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil, Boiler and radiators, oil

WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: East Hertfordshire
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Postcode: SG2 7HE
Received: 8 Jul 2026
Validated: 5 Aug 2026
Ward: Aston, Datchworth & Walkern
Parish: Aston Parish Council
Target decision: 9 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Andrew Boothby Planning Consultant

Decision outlook

Day 65, past the statutory target. 81% of demolitions in East Hertfordshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 4 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

predicted

Day 659 days past the 56-day target

60%decided within 8 weeks

84%approved

135decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received

2 supporting

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15067491
Planning Portal ref: PP-15067491
Comments by: 4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 30 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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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.