Land To The East Of The Pheasantry Heath Road Breachwood Green Hertfordshire SG4 8PL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00456/EC - Electronic Communications Approved

Proposal

Installation of 1 x 10m Light pole Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Feb 2026
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Approved
9 Mar 2026

Approved on 9 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

National infrastructure project 233 m away: London Luton Airport Expansion
The site is 233 m from the project boundary. Airport, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Breachwood Green built-up area; Green belt 37 m away: London; Priority habitat 27 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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

Application type
Electronic Communications
Postcode
SG4 8PL
Received
18 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Ward
Hitchwood Ward
Parish
Kings Walden Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Mar 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
9 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 19 days from validation, 25 days faster than North Hertfordshire's median of 44 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 96% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
47decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by North Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Hertfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Mar 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