Bircherley Green Shopping Centre Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN

3/19/2614/FULMajor Full ApplicationPending Decision

Full

Proposal

Mixed use re-development comprising partial demolition of existing buildings and replacement with 3419 square metres of commercial floorspace (Use Classes A1-A4, D1), an 86-bed hotel (Use Class C1), 98 residential apartments (use class C3), alterations to an existing car park, new bus station facilities and associated works and improvements.

Received: 23 December 2019
Decided: 6 November 2020 · Grant Plan Permission w Conds
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 88
Council: East Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Hertford - Castle

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted23 Dec
ValidatedValidated17 Feb
Consult.Consultation5 Jun
TargetTarget Date18 May
DecidedDecided6 Nov

Decided in 263 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in East Hertfordshire80% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at Bircherley Green Shopping Centre Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN. 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 319 days, 37 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's median. The site is in the Hertford conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There have been 15 other applications at this address. We hold 2,834 applications in total for the SG14 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

3/19/2614/FUL

Address

Bircherley Green Shopping Centre Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN

Postcode

SG14 1BN

Local Authority

East Hertfordshire

Application Type

Major Full Application

Scale / Size

Large

Number of Dwellings

Decision Status

Conditions

Current Status

Decided

Ward

Hertford - Castle

Parish

Hertford Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address

8 Parkway Welwyn Garden City AL86HG

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

23 December 2019

Consultation Expiry

12 June 2020

Target Decision Date

18 May 2020

Date Decided

6 November 2020

Date Validated

17 February 2020

Date Submitted

23 December 2019

Consultation End

5 June 2020

Neighbour Consultation End

5 June 2020

Last Date for Comments

6 November 2020

Committee Meeting

25 June 2020

Planning Decision

Decision

Grant Plan Permission w Conds

Decided By

Committee Decision

Statutory Period

91 days

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry

12 June 2020

Site Notice End

11 June 2020

Appeal

Appeal Reference

21/00032/COND

Appeal Status

Appeal decided

Appeal Result

Appeal Allowed with Conditions

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID

PP-08373691

Comments

Documents

226

Constraints

Coordinates

51.797565, -0.077282

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3272107

Allowed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 17 November 2021Dev Type: Major dwellingsReason: Appeal Against Conditions

Source: East Hertfordshire

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Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Hertford
Listed building: Grade II: Gateway to Lombard HouseOn or next to this site · +3 more
Brownfield land register: 8 – 12 Bull Plain, Hertford, SG14 1DTRegister site at or near this address

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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