Hertford Library, Old Cross, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1RF
Proposal
Change of use from D1(Non- residential Instittutions ) to B1 (Business a) offices, not within A2 ).
- Received
- 19 December 2011
- Decided
- 22 December 2011 · Permission not required
- Decision level
- Withdrawn
- Ward
- Hertford - Bengeo
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- ReceivedSubmitted19 Dec
- ValidatedValidated19 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided22 Dec
Decided in 3 days (council typically 63)
This is a heritage application for a change of use at Hertford Library, Old Cross, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1RF. East Hertfordshire has handled 1,410 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 62 days. This one was decided in 3 days, 8 weeks quicker than East Hertfordshire's median. The site is in the Hertford conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 2,834 applications in total for the SG14 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 201119 Dec
Change of use from D1 (non-residential institutions) to B1 Business (a)offices, not within A2).
ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongside3/11/2174/FP - 201119 Dec
Change of use from D1(Non- residential Instittutions ) to B1 (Business a) offices, not within A2 ).
This applicationApprovedListed building consent3/11/2175/LB
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Hertford
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 (20)
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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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