The Former Stables, The Former Green Dragon Hotel, The Wash, Hertford, SG14 1DP
Proposal
Change of use from Financial and professional services (A2) to Restaurants and cafes (A3)
- Received
- 18 March 2011
- Decided
- 12 May 2011 · Grant Plan Permission w Conds
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Hertford - Castle
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- ReceivedSubmitted18 Mar
- ValidatedValidated18 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided12 May
Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Former Stables, The Former Green Dragon Hotel, The Wash, Hertford, SG14 1DP. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,265 applications of this type and approves 78% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 55 days, 4 days quicker than East Hertfordshire's median. The site is in the Hertford conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,834 applications in total for the SG14 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201212 Jul
Change of use of first floor offices to 3no 1 bedroom flats
ApprovedFull Application3/12/1186/FP - 201212 Jul
Conversion and alteration of first floor offices to 3no. 1 bedroom flats
ApprovedListed building consent3/12/1187/LB - 201118 Mar
Alteration to basement in association with change of use from Financial and professional services (A2) to…
ApprovedListed building consent3/11/0470/LB - 200723 Jan
Installation of an AC unit - Retrospective.
WithdrawnFull Application3/07/0139/FP
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Hertford
- Listed building: Grade II: Former Stables to Former Green Dragon Hotel Former Stables to Former Green Dragon Hotel (…On this site · +3 more
- Brownfield land register: First, Second and Third Floors, 24, 26,28 Maidenhead Street and 4, 6, 8 The Wash, Hertfor…Register site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
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- DLA Town Planning Ltd · Agent for this application
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