Widbury Hill Nursery Widbury Hill Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7QE Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0890/CLEO - CL Existing Operations Refused

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use B8 Storage and Distribution, with ancillary office and welfare accommodation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

22 Jun 2026

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Refused

4 Sept 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Documents 10

Site constraints 6

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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Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗

Public footpath 12 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

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

Also on the record

Inside the Ware built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

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

Council: East Hertfordshire
Application type: CL Existing Operations
Postcode: SG12 7QE
Received: 22 Jun 2026
Validated: 22 Jun 2026
Ward: Ware Priory
Parish: Ware Town Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 17 Aug 2026
Decision: CL Existing Refuse
Decision date: 4 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15021630
Planning Portal ref: PP-15021630
Statutory expiry: 17 Aug 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved

Tara 6 Widbury House Widbury Hill Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7QE

Demolition of single storey rear extension. Erection of a single storey rear extension, c…

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2023 Approved

Tara 6 Widbury House Widbury Hill Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7QE

Demolition of single storey rear extension. Erection of a single storey rear extension, c…

3/23/0111/HH 20 Mar 2023

2021 Approved

Widbury House Widbury Hill Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7QE

Existing shed to be demolished and replaced with proposed outbuilding forming office/gym

3/21/1860/HH 6 Sep 2021

2021 Approved

Widbury House Widbury Hill Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7QE

Existing shed to be demolished and replaced with proposed outbuilding forming office/gym

3/21/1860/HH 6 Sep 2021

2020 Approved

Tall Pines 7 Widbury House Widbury Hill Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7QE

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 3/19/1748/HH (Demolition…

3/20/0751/VAR 24 Jun 2020

2020 Approved

Tall Pines 7 Widbury House Widbury Hill Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7QE

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 3/19/1748/HH (Demolition…

3/20/0751/VAR 24 Jun 2020

2019 Approved

Tall Pines 7 Widbury House Widbury Hill Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7QE

Demolition of conservatory. Single storey side and rear extensions with creation of new e…

3/19/1748/HH 14 Oct 2019

2019 Approved

Tall Pines 7 Widbury House Widbury Hill Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7QE

Single storey side and rear extensions incorporating first floor roof terrace, two storey…

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East Hertfordshire

Planning Authority Score

4.9/10

Below average

#152 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder 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

Widbury Hill Nursery Widbury Hill Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7QE Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 1

Plans & drawings 2

Application forms 1

Other documents 5

Site constraints 6

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