Church Farm Moor Green Road Ardeley Stevenage Hertfordshire SG2 7AH

3/21/0498/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 31 March 2023

Council decision: Grant Plan Permission w CondsPlanning committee

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Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and erection of: Barn 1 - office accommodation, and 6 units of overnight accommodation (with 14 beds in total) for staff, volunteers and students working on the farm site (class E(g); Barn 2 - 12 self-contained holiday lodges, outbuilding for shower and laundry facilities (class C3 but occupation restricted to short stays only); Barn 3 - 3 retail/workshops (class E(a) / E(g)); Barn 4 - learning and meeting/events space with kitchen and two offices at first floor (Class F.1(a) / F.2(b) and Class E(g)); erection of 3 dwellings (class C3); widening of access and footpath and associated car parking provision.

Received: 26 February 2021
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 106
Council: East Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Walkern

ReceivedReceived26 Feb
ValidatedValidated4 Mar
Consult.Consultation31 Mar
TargetTarget Date3 Jun
DecidedDecided31 Mar

Decided in 757 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Church Farm Moor Green Road Ardeley Stevenage Hertfordshire SG2 7AH. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. The site is in the Ardeley conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 11 other applications at this address. We hold 1,264 applications in total for the SG2 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: SG2 7AH
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Large
Parish: Ardeley Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 4 March 2021
Consultation expiry: 12 April 2021
Last date for comments: 31 March 2023
Target decision date: 3 June 2021
Committee meeting: 8 March 2023

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent address: Yew Tree Cottage Green End Dane End Ware SG12 0NX

Planning decision

Case officer: Steve Fraser-Lim
Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 12 April 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-09565283
Documents: 164
Constraints: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Ardeley
Listed building: Grade II: Forge at Church Farm (Opposite Junction and Jolly Waggoner Public House)On or next to this site · +2 more
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 (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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11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: East Hertfordshire

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