Hixham Cottage Hixham Road Furneux Pelham Hertfordshire SG9 0LR

3/25/1071/LBCListed Building ConsentRefused

Refused on 16 October 2025

Council decision: Refuse Consent (LBC & ADV)Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Removal and Insertion of ground floor stud walls. Relocation of radiators. Insertion of glass between studs. Formation of first floor opening. Creation of first floor cloak room.

Received: 24 June 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: East Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Little Hadham & The Pelhams

ReceivedReceived24 Jun
ValidatedValidated24 Jun
Consult.Consultation6 Oct
TargetTarget Date19 Aug
DecidedDecided16 Oct

Decided in 114 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Hixham Cottage Hixham Road Furneux Pelham Hertfordshire SG9 0LR. East Hertfordshire has handled 1,410 applications of this type. This one was decided in 114 days, 7 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 134 applications across Little Hadham & The Pelhams. We hold 1,660 applications in total for the SG9 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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Why it was refused

The proposed works would result in the loss of historic fabric that significantly contributes to the historic, architectural, and evidential value of the listed building resulting in less than substantial harm to the listed building. This harm is not outweighed by any wider public benefits. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policies HA1 and HA7 of the East Herts District Plan 2018, the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and the Section 16 of National Planning Policy Framework 2024.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: SG9 0LR
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Furneux Pelham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 June 2025
Consultation expiry: 21 August 2025
Last date for comments: 6 October 2025
Target decision date: 19 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Architect profile: IAN ABRAMS ARCHITECT LIMITED
Agent address: 5 The Maltings Station Road Newport CB11 3RN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 21 August 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14116941
Documents: 17
Constraints: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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