Sacombe Corner Wood Stables Frogmore Hill Watton At Stone SG14 3RS Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/1151/VAR - Variation of condition Awaiting decision

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission ref. for: Demolition of stable building, detached WC block, static caravan, menage, associated hard standing and access tracks. Erection of a self-build dwelling with associated landscaping and parking. Amendments to include: Addition of attached garage/car port with storage area in roof space, revised house design with small change to previous floor plans, changes to external appearance (revised fenestration treatment), small change to landscape proposal to comply with recommendations made by Landscape Officer Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

17 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 12 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 12 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 1 Oct 2026.

Documents 9

Associated applications 2

Part of

FullApproved2 Sep 2025council archive

Conditions 2 variation sought
- VariationVariation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) for: Demolition of stable building, detached WC…This application17 Aug 20263/26/1151/VAR

Site constraints 5

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 10 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.

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.

2 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Aston Bury Manor, Grade I, 9 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 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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9 mAston Bury ManorGrade I
96 mAston Bury Barn (70 Metres to North West of House)Grade II

Historic England ↗

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.

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Important details

Council: East Hertfordshire
Application type: Variation of condition
Postcode: SG14 3RS
Received: 17 Aug 2026
Validated: 17 Aug 2026
Ward: Aston, Datchworth & Walkern
Parish: Aston Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 12 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Scott Moore

Public comments

1comment received

1 objecting

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15163104
Planning Portal ref: PP-15163104
Comments by: 1 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 12 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

5 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved

Demolition of stable building, detached WC block, static caravan, menage, associated hard…

3/25/1086/FUL 2 Sep 2025

2025 Approved

Demolition of stable building, detached WC block, static caravan, menage, associated hard…

3/25/1086/FUL 2 Sep 2025

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved

Sacombe Corner Wood Stables Frogmore Hill Watton At Stone Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 3RS

Demolition of outbuilding and erection of W.C. block. (Retrospective)

3/19/2214/FUL 3 Jan 2020

2019 Approved

4 Waterworks Cottages Frogmore Hill Watton At Stone Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 3RS

Two storey rear extension to include a rear juliette balcony.

3/19/1223/HH 13 Aug 2019

2017 Refused

The Stables Land Adjacent To Sacombe Corner Wood Frogmore Hill Herts Aston SG14 3RS

Change of use of The Stables from equestrian (sui generis) to residential use (C3) for 1n…

3/17/2786/FUL 20 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