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3/26/1345/ARPN - PN Agricultural to Residential Awaiting decision
Change of useNew homesAgricultural

Proposal

Prior approval application (Part 3, Class Q) for change of use and conversion of existing agricultural barn to create 1 x 1-bed dwelling and associated operational development Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
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Validated
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Nov 2026 and 4 Dec 2026, from East Hertfordshire's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026

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Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE 3/26/0915/ARPN Supporting Documents · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 13

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LAND MAP AREA Other Drawing · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LAND MAP Other Drawing · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LAND MAP Other Drawing · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LAND MAP Other Drawing · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ACCESS ROUTE TO HIGHWAYS Other Drawing · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Proposed Elevations · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS Existing Elevations · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Existing Floor Plans · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED 3D MODELS Other Drawing · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED SECTIONS Other Drawing · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Proposed Elevations · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF OFFICER'S REPORT 3/26/0915/ARPN Supporting Documents · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Ancient woodland: Terrace Wood
Irreplaceable habitat. Standing advice asks for a 15 m buffer from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
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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Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. 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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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
PN Agricultural to Residential
Postcode
SG14 2LF
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Hertford Castle
Parish
Hertford Town Council
Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. East Hertfordshire usually decides changes of use by day 63.

Day 1647 days to the predicted decision (day 63)
44%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
65decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15238356
Planning Portal ref
PP-15238356
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Forge Terrace Wood St Marys Lane Hertingfordbury SG14 2LF
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2025 Approved
The Forge Terrace Wood St Marys Lane Hertingfordbury SG14 2LF
Discharge of conditions 1 (Tree planting), 2 (Maintenance and management plan), 3 (Bat, o…
X/25/0636/CND
2025 Approved
Meadow & Maple Barns St Marys Lane Hertingfordbury Hertfordshire SG14 2LF
Creation of new access driveways to serve houses
3/25/1094/FUL
2025 Approved
Meadow & Maple Barns St Marys Lane Hertingfordbury Hertfordshire SG14 2LF
Creation of new access driveways to serve houses
3/25/1094/FUL
2025
The Forge Terrace Wood St Marys Lane Hertingfordbury SG14 2LF
Erection of additional stabling and a barn ancillary to existing farrier business
3/25/1357/FUL
2025
The Forge Terrace Wood St Marys Lane Hertingfordbury SG14 2LF
Erection of additional stabling and a barn ancillary to existing farrier business
3/25/1357/FUL
2025 Approved
The Forge Terrace Wood St Marys Lane Hertingfordbury Herts SG14 2LF
Retrospective retention of water shed
3/25/0427/FUL
2025 Approved
The Forge Terrace Wood St Marys Lane Hertingfordbury Herts SG14 2LF
Retrospective retention of water shed
3/25/0427/FUL
2025 Approved
Large Barn In Land On South Side Of St Marys Lane Hertingfordbury Hertfordshire SG14 2LF
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2025 Approved
Large Barn In Land On South Side Of St Marys Lane Hertingfordbury Hertfordshire SG14 2LF
Non-material amendment to 3/24/0353/FUL - Removal of 2 velux to rear and introduction of…
3/25/0048/NMA
2024 Withdrawn
Cole Green Barn Cole Green Way Hertingfordbury Hertford SG14 2LF
Discharge of condition 3 of planning approval 3/24/0353/FUL
X/24/0320/CND
2024 Approved
Spring House St Marys Lane Hertingfordbury Hertfordshire SG14 2LF
Erection of a garden room/outbuilding
3/24/0746/CLPO
2019 Approved
Bayfordbury Park Farm Lower Hatfield Road Bayford Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 8LA
Discharge conditions 2 (materials), 3 (windows and rooflights), 4 (doors), 5 (weatherboar…
X/19/0386/CND
2019 Approved
Bayfordbury Park Farm Lower Hatfield Road Bayford Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 8LA
Discharge condition 3 (contamination) attached to 3/17/1654/FUL
X/19/0385/CND
2019 Approved
Bayfordbury Park Farm Lower Hatfield Road Bayford Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 8LA
Discharge conditions 4 (landscape and 5 (landscape works implementation) attached to 3/17…
X/19/0387/CND
2017 Approved
Bayfordbury Park Farm Lower Hatfield Road Bayford Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 8LA
Demolition of existing barn, conversion of two existing barns and erection of link extens…
3/17/1655/LBC
2017 Approved
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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