Land At Railway Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BU
Proposal
Erection of 34, 1 and 2 bed Retirement Living apartments including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping and 203 sqm of retail/commercial use (Class E). Variation of appeal condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission: 3/22/2346/FUL (allowed on appeal APP/J1915/W/23/3318094) - Design changes to the scheme (in accordance with urban design and officer comments on the previous approved scheme), the windows on either side of the focal chamfered corner element reduced in size, remove triangular parapet features from above the primary bays on Railway Street and Bircherley Street, position of the refuse doors on the western elevation moved.
- Received
- 29 December 2023
- Decided
- 1 March 2024 · Grant Plan Permission
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Hertford Castle
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- ReceivedSubmitted29 Dec
- ValidatedValidated2 Jan
- Consult.Consultation1 Feb
- TargetTarget Date2 Apr
- DecidedDecided1 Mar
Decided in 59 days (council typically 63)
This is an application to vary a condition at Land At Railway Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BU. East Hertfordshire has handled 1,312 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 63 days. The site is in the Hertford conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 93 applications across Hertford Castle. We hold 2,834 applications in total for the SG14 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20249 Apr
Discharge of condition 9 of planning appeal approval 3/22/2346/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsX/24/0157/CND - 202316 Nov
Non-material amendment to 3/22/2346/FUL
RefusedNon-material amendment3/23/2192/NMA - 201316 Apr
New shopfront, windows and entrance doors - amended scheme
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ApprovedAdvertisement consent3/13/0474/AD - 201210 Dec
New shopfront windows and entrance doors.
RefusedFull Application3/12/2089/FP - 20106 Aug
2 no. illuminated ATM signs and 2 no. illuminated replacement window display units
ApprovedAdvertisement consent3/10/1435/AD - 200614 Dec
New illuminated bank signage.
ApprovedAdvertisement consent3/06/2462/AD
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)
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