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Hertingfordbury Cowper Jmi School, Birch Green, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 2LR

3/12/1242/FPFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 10 October 2012

Council decision: Grant Plan Permission w CondsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

New sports/assembly/activity hall and classroom with associated changing rooms, toilets, small kitchen/servery and storage space

Received
23 July 2012
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Hertford - Rural South
  1. Received23 Jul
  2. Validated8 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Oct

Decided in 63 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Hertingfordbury Cowper Jmi School, Birch Green, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 2LR. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 2 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Hertford - Rural South. We hold 2,859 applications in total for the SG14 postcode area.

80% of full applications at East Hertfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SG14 2LR
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hertingfordbury Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 August 2012
Consultation expiry
13 September 2012
Committee meeting
10 October 2012
Decision issued
15 October 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent
Wilby & Burnett
Agent address
Provident House, 123, Ashdon Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2AJ

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
13 September 2012

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02094083
Comments
0
Documents
33
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, conservation areas, 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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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    18 Jun

    Single storey extension.

    ApprovedListed building consent3/18/1404/LBC
  2. 2018
    18 Jun

    Single storey extension.

    ApprovedFull Application3/18/1403/FUL
  3. 2017
    14 Mar

    Demolition of the existing single storey building. New single storey building and external covered play area.

    ApprovedFull Application3/17/0640/FUL
  4. 2015
    24 Aug

    Construction of a footpath bordering the school sports field leading to a new pedestrian entrance gate on the…

    ApprovedFull Application3/15/1762/FUL
  5. 2014
    24 Oct

    Replacement swimming pool enclosure.

    ApprovedFull Application3/14/1901/FP
  6. 2011
    4 Feb

    Change of use of school house from residential to part of the school

    ApprovedFull Application3/11/0187/FP

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