Land At Windmill Way Much Hadham Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

3/25/1633/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of stables and landscaping works. Retrospective creation of fencing, hardstanding, gates and associated work. Use of existing access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Oct 2025
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Validated
21 Nov 2025
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Approved
20 Feb 2026

Approved on 20 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 22

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Site constraints 6

Public footpath 9 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: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat 8 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Hadham Cross built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 7 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

Application type
Full Application
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
21 Nov 2025
Ward
Much Hadham
Parish
Much Hadham Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Feb 2026
Decision
Grant Plan Permission w Conds
Decision date
20 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 91 days from validation, 19 days slower than East Hertfordshire's median of 72 for full applications. Approved, as 79% of full applications here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
139decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14397849
Planning Portal ref
PP-14397849
Comments by
29 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
16 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
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