Briggens Home Farm Briggens Park Road Stanstead Abbotts Hertfordshire SG12 8LB Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/1269/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Retrospective change of use from redundant agricultural land to Tree Nursery and installation of new fencing Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

9 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

25 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 20 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Nov 2026 and 20 Nov 2026, from East Hertfordshire's recent agricultural works.

Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026

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Documents 12

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Briggens Home Farm House and Attached Wall at East

List entry 1307985 · The pin is inside its outline · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 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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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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Registered park or garden 32 m away: Briggens

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Heritage at risk 32 m away: Briggens; Flood defence 29 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 10 year flood); Priority habitat 30 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £950,000 in April 2021. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

8 April 2021£950,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

10 May 2013£650,000Detached house

13 September 2002£608,000Detached house

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area3,552 m² (38,233 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (asset rating 80)

UseC1 Hotels

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2012, 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: Full Application
Postcode: SG12 8LB
Received: 9 Sept 2026
Validated: 25 Sept 2026
Ward: Hunsdon
Parish: Hunsdon Parish Council
Target decision: 20 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: M.J.Cook Architect RIBA

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. East Hertfordshire usually decides agricultural works by day 55.

prediction

Day 1442 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.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15210192
Planning Portal ref: PP-15210192
Comments by: 29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 20 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025

Retrospective change of use from redundant agricultural land to Tree Nursery

3/25/0892/FUL 22 May 2025

2025

Retrospective change of use from redundant agricultural land to Tree Nursery

3/25/0892/FUL 22 May 2025

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved

Land At Briggens Park Briggens Park Road Stanstead Abbotts Ware Hertfordshire SG12 8PS

The parking of vehicles on the land necessary for the successful operation of the existin…

3/16/1547/CLE 2 Dec 2017

2016 Approved

Land At Briggens Park Briggens Park Road Stanstead Abbotts Ware Hertfordshire SG12 8PS

The parking of vehicles on the land necessary for the successful operation of the existin…

3/16/1547/CLE 2 Dec 2017

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

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.