6 Birch Green Hertingfordbury Hertfordshire SG14 2LP Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0460/HH - Householder Refused

Proposal

Construction of single storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

31 Mar 2026

✓

Validated

16 Apr 2026

✗

Refused

30 Jun 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 30 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 16

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

PDF NATURAL ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 8 May 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 6, 8 and 10, Birch Green

List entry 1089132 · The pin is inside its outline · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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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18 mShielingGrade II
131 m24 and 26, Birch GreenGrade II
147 mHertingfordbury School Old School HouseGrade II

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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Public footpath 8 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 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

Registered park or garden 209 m away: Panshanger; Inside the Birch Green 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

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Building

Floor area163 m² (1,755 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (61 out of 100)

PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2010, 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: Householder
Postcode: SG14 2LP
Received: 31 Mar 2026
Validated: 16 Apr 2026
Ward: Hertford Rural
Parish: Hertingfordbury Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Jul 2026
Decision: Refuse
Decision date: 30 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Brightest Ideas Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 75 days from validation, 20 days slower than East Hertfordshire's median of 55 for extensions. Refused, as 15% of extensions here are.

This one75d

Council55d

UK55d

70%decided within 8 weeks

85%approved

655decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

1 supporting

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 22 May 2026
Statutory expiry: 11 Jun 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Refused

Beechleigh Birch Green Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 2LP

Erection of two detached dwellings with garages

3/18/0132/FUL 28 Mar 2018

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

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.

6 Birch Green Hertingfordbury Hertfordshire SG14 2LP Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 16

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 5

Plans & drawings 5

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 3

Other documents 1