Hare Street Road Playing Field South Of Hare Street Road Buntingford Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/1492/CLPO - CL Proposed Operations Awaiting decision

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed creation of temporary access from Dray Gardens, Buntingford into Hare Street Road Playing Field. Creation of 2m wide jogging track around perimeter of field and installation of climbing boulder to complement existing play equipment Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 3 Dec 2026 and 14 Dec 2026, from East Hertfordshire's recent lawful development certificates.

Site constraints 7

Buntingford 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
19 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Catholic Church and Presbytery Attached, Grade II, 18 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 17 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 19 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence 16 m away (bridge abutment); Inside the Buntingford 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 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

Application type
CL Proposed Operations
Received
21 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Buntingford
Parish
Buntingford Town Council
Target decision
17 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. East Hertfordshire usually decides lawful development certificates by day 49.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
88%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
196decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by East Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Hertfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15313908
Planning Portal ref
PP-15313908
Statutory expiry
17 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#152 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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