Agricultural Barn Adjacent To Thrift Cottages Brickendon Lane Brickendon Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/1325/ARPN - PN Agricultural to Residential Awaiting decision
AgriculturalChange of useExtensions & alterationsNew homes

Proposal

Prior approval application for the change of use and conversion of an existing agricultural building and part of its curtilage to create a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and associated operational development including parking and the addition of new windows and doors Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Nov 2026 and 12 Nov 2026, from East Hertfordshire's recent agricultural works.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

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Documents 7

Statements & assessments 2

PDF ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE/LIGHT - 6/10/26 Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PRIOR APPROVAL SUPPORTING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF PLANS AND ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSED Floorplan/Elevation drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE & LOCATION PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Floorplan/Elevation drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF HIGHWAYS - 2/10/26 Consultee Correspondence · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

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 2
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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
PN Agricultural to Residential
Postcode
SG13 8NR
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Hertford Heath & Brickendon
Parish
Brickendon Liberty Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hertford Planning Service

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. East Hertfordshire usually decides agricultural works by day 55.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
43decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
3 Thrift Cottages Brickendon Lane Brickendon Hertfordshire SG13 8NR
Extension to existing front porch and additional front canopy. Alterations to fenestratio…
3/23/2153/HH
2023 Approved
3 Thrift Cottages Brickendon Lane Brickendon Hertfordshire SG13 8NR
Extension to existing front porch and additional front canopy. Alterations to fenestratio…
3/23/2153/HH
2023 Approved
Little Thrift Brickendon Lane Brickendon Hertfordshire SG13 8NR
Use of the land for siting a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling
3/23/2085/CLUP
2023 Approved
Little Thrift Brickendon Lane Brickendon Hertfordshire SG13 8NR
Use of the land for siting a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling
3/23/2085/CLUP
2021 Approved
2 Thrift Cottages Brickendon Lane Brickendon Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 8NR
Removal of detached shed and playhouse outbuildings. Construction of detached outbuilding…
3/21/0870/HH
2021 Approved
2 Thrift Cottages Brickendon Lane Brickendon Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 8NR
Removal of detached shed and playhouse outbuildings. Construction of detached outbuilding…
3/21/0870/HH
2019 Approved
2 Thrift Cottages Brickendon Lane Brickendon Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 8NR
Enclosure of courtyard with roof lantern and erection of rear dormer.
3/19/0629/HH
2016 Refused
Brica Cottage Rear Of 2 Thrift Cottages Brickendon Lane Brickendon Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 8NR
Raise roof to create first floor and single storey side extension. Alterations to fenestr…
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2016 Refused
Brica Cottage Rear Of 2 Thrift Cottages Brickendon Lane Brickendon Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 8NR
Raise roof to create first floor and single storey side extension. Alterations to fenestr…
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings