7 Ferndale Gardens Hook RG27 9DR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00258/HOU - Householder Application Refused

Proposal

Installation of air conditioning units (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Feb 2026
✓
Validated
2 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
4 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 4 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Flood defence 13 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Hook (Hart) built-up area; 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
Not green belt · 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
Hart
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
RG27 9DR
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Ward
Hook
Parish
Hook
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Apr 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 155 days from validation, 100 days slower than Hart's median of 55 for extensions. Refused, as 10% of extensions here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
414decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Hart in the last twelve months, from validation. Hart decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14630507
Planning Portal ref
PP-14630507
Comments by
23 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Hart
Planning Authority Score
4.7/10
Below average
#165 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hart ranks #116 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hart decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #223 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #244 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #116 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #111 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
45 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
16 decided
698
Total decisions
114 refused in the year to March 2026

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