31-33 Railway Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BA Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 3/25/1130/FUL
Council
East Hertfordshire 4.9/10
Date received
2 Jul 2025
Date validated
26 Aug 2025
Postcode
SG14 1BA

Description

Change of use of 2 offices (Use E(g)(i)) to create 2 residential flats (Use C3) with associated bin stores. Installation of external staircase and alterations to fenestration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 4

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.
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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.
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53 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 32,34 and 36, Railway Street, Grade II, about 17 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 47 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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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Inside the Hertford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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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Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Retrospective application for externally illuminated fascia sign, externally illuminated…
3/25/2003/ADV
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Retrospective application for creation of artwork to the side wall, externally illuminate…
3/25/2003/ADV
2025
32 - 36 Railway Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BA
Retrospective internal and external alterations and decorations involved in the repairs…
3/25/2002/LBC
2025
32 - 36 Railway Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BA
Retrospective internal and external alterations and decorations involved in the repairs…
3/25/2001/FUL
2025
32 - 36 Railway Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BA
Retrospective internal and external alterations and decorations involved in the repairs…
3/25/2002/LBC
2025
32 - 36 Railway Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BA
Retrospective internal and external alterations and decorations involved in the repairs…
3/25/2001/FUL
2025 Approved
24 - 26 Bircherley Green Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN
Replacement of two non-illuminated fascia signs and one non-illuminated projecting sign
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2025 Approved
24 - 26 Bircherley Green Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN
Replacement of two non-illuminated fascia signs and one non-illuminated projecting sign
3/25/1115/ADV
2025 Approved
3 Railway Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BG
Installation of shopfront signage and decoration (retrospective).
3/25/0693/ADV
2025 Approved
3 Railway Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BG
Installation of shopfront signage and decoration (retrospective).
3/25/0693/ADV
2025 Approved
Unit 1 Bircherley Green Shopping Centre Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN
Installation of an internal kitchen extraction system, terminating at the roof via a flue…
3/25/0821/FUL
2025 Approved
Unit 1 Bircherley Green Shopping Centre Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN
Installation of an internal kitchen extraction system, terminating at the roof via a flue…
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2025 Approved
Unit 1 Bircherley Green Shopping Centre Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN
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2025 Approved
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Installation of shopfront signage and decoration (regularisation).
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3 Railway Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BG
Installation of shopfront signage and decoration (regularisation).
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2024 Approved
Dirties Nightclub 61 Fore Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1AL
Change of use of ground floor and basement from drinking establishment (A4) to beauty sal…
3/24/2319/FUL
2025 Approved
Dirties Nightclub 61 Fore Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1AL
Conversion of ground floor and basement from drinking establishment to beauty salon and s…
3/25/0015/LBC
2025 Approved
Dirties Nightclub 61 Fore Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1AL
Conversion of ground floor and basement from drinking establishment to beauty salon and s…
3/25/0015/LBC
2024 Withdrawn
The Quaker Room 50 Railway Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BA
Replacement of windows
3/24/2272/LBC
2018 Withdrawn
Bircherley Green Shopping Centre Bircherley Green Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN
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2019 Approved
71 Fore Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1AR
Changes to exterior signage and the addition of fascia below the sign.
3/19/0724/LBC
2019 Approved
71 Fore Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1AL
Changes to exterior signage and the addition of fascia below the sign.
3/19/0725/ADV
2019 Approved
7 Market Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BD
Construction of new first floor and internal works to create a new one bedroom residentia…
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2018 Approved
31 Railway Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BA
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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