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25/03149/RM - Reserved Matters Approved

Proposal

Approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for the erection of 140 residential dwellings with associated landscaping, highways, drainage, public open space and ancillary infrastructure pursuant to outline planning permission reference granted 03.12.2025 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Dec 2025
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Approved
13 May 2026

Approved on 13 May 2026 · Planning Control Committee · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Barley conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Barley built-up area; Priority habitat about 44 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Reserved Matters
Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
12 Dec 2025
Ward
Ermine Ward
Parish
Barkway Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
13 May 2026
Decision
Conditional Approval of Details
Decision date
13 May 2026
Decision level
Planning Control Committee
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 152 days from validation, 72 days slower than North Hertfordshire's median of 80 for reserved matters. Approved, as 96% of reserved matters here are.

34%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
11%go to committee

Plota live figures for reserved matters decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent reserved matters in North Hertfordshire to go on. North Hertfordshire decision record →

Public comments

22comments received
17 objecting5 neutral

77% object · above the UK average of 75%

244 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14507404
Planning Portal ref
PP-14507404
Comments by
30 Apr 2026
Committee
16 Apr 2026
North Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#66 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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