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Groves House 36 London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9JN

3/22/1855/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 13 September 2023

Council decision: Grant Consent w Conds (LBC & ADV)Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of rear lean-to and erection of single storey side and rear extensions with new opening from kitchen to side extension; conversion of garage and installation of door above to loft space; refurbishment of windows; alteration to partition wall and door removed on the first floor to allow for installation of new shower.

Received
2 September 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sawbridgeworth
  1. Received2 Sep
  2. Validated2 Sep
  3. Consult.13 Jan
  4. Target28 Oct
  5. Decided13 Sep

Decided in 376 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at Groves House 36 London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9JN. East Hertfordshire has handled 1,410 applications of this type. This one was decided in 376 days, 45 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Sawbridgeworth conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 85 applications across Sawbridgeworth. We hold 1,438 applications in total for the CM21 postcode area.

84% of heritage 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
CM21 9JN
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sawbridgeworth Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 September 2022
Consultation expiry
13 October 2022
Last date for comments
13 January 2023
Target decision date
28 October 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address
37 Plaw Hatch Close Bishops Stortford CM23 5BL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
13 October 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11520382
Comments
0
Documents
15
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Sawbridgeworth
  • Listed building: Grade II: Groves HouseOn this site
  • 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.

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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Associated applications

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    26 Sep

    Approval of details reserved by Condition 3 (Materials) pursuant to planning approval 3/22/1855/LBC

    RefusedDischarge of conditionsX/25/0547/CND
  2. 2022
    2 Sep

    Demolition of rear lean-to and erection of single storey side and rear extensions; replacement driveway and…

    ApprovedHouseholderFiled alongside3/22/1854/HH
  3. 2022
    2 Sep

    Demolition of rear lean-to and erection of single storey side and rear extensions with new opening from…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent3/22/1855/LBC

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