41 High Road Waterford Hertfordshire SG14 2PR Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/1172/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Construction of 1 x new dwelling, along with construction of single storey rear extension and loft conversion to existing dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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Validated
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Nov 2026, from East Hertfordshire's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 15 Oct 2026

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Documents 30

Plans & drawings 25

PDF ECO-360 PLAN Other Drawing · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS USING A6 4.845M ESTATE CAR Other Drawing · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SITE AND BLOCK PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ROOF PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION Existing Elevations · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING REAR ELEVATION Existing Elevations · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION Existing Elevations · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION Existing Elevations · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECTION A-A Other Drawing · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FRONT GARDEN LANDSCAPE PLAN Other Drawing · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BACK GARDEN LANDSCAPE PLAN Other Drawing · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE AND BLOCK PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOFT PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Proposed Elevations · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION Proposed Elevations · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION Proposed Elevations · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION Proposed Elevations · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION A-A Other Drawing · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT GARDEN LANDSCAPE PLAN Other Drawing · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BACK GARDEN LANDSCAPE PLAN Other Drawing · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Local nature reserve 406 m away: Waterford Heath; Priority habitat 25 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £600,000 in December 2020. Detached house, freehold.

11 December 2020£600,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area90 m² (969 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SG14 2PR
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Watton-at-Stone
Parish
Stapleford Parish Council
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Signature Buildings Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. East Hertfordshire usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 3026 days to the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
655decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14823670
Planning Portal ref
PP-14823670
Comments by
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Nov 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.