The Ruddery Ashwell Street Ashwell Hertfordshire SG7 5QF Data via plota.co.uk

25/03050/FP - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of 4 dwellings including parking and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Dec 2025
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Approved
2 Feb 2026

Approved on 2 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Ashwell 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

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SG7 5QF
Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Dec 2025
Ward
Arbury Ward
Parish
Ashwell Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Feb 2026
Decision
Conditional Permission
Decision date
2 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
DLA Town Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 7 days faster than North Hertfordshire's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 81% of new homes here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
57decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by North Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Hertfordshire decision record →

Public comments

5comments received
2 objecting3 neutral

40% object · below the UK average of 74%

49 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14496494
Planning Portal ref
PP-14496494
Comments by
31 Jan 2026
North Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#66 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Hertfordshire ranks #128 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Hertfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #62 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #87 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #128 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #65 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
112 decided (1-9 homes)
84%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
21 decided
1,102
Total decisions
82 refused in the year to March 2026

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