Bluebell Cottage B1368 North From Junc With Hare Street Road To Biggin Hill Hare Street Hertfordshire SG9 0DY Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0523/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Demolition of 6 existing outbuildings, erection of a new dwelling with detached double garage, air source heat pump, solar panels, vehicular access and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
16 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
27 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
1 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 39

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). 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
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area161 m² (1,733 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (61 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2021, 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
SG9 0DY
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Buntingford
Parish
Hormead Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
1 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Pelham Structures LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 9 days slower than East Hertfordshire's median of 56 for demolitions. Refused, as 16% of demolitions here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
135decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14331877
Planning Portal ref
PP-14331877
Comments by
12 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jun 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

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.