11 New Street Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9BA
Refused on 7 November 2025
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Demolition of conservatory and conversion of garage to habitable space. Erection of part single, part two storey side extension, single storey front extension and part single, part two storey rear extension. Alterations to the fenestration and materials.
- Received
- 2 July 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Ward
- Sawbridgeworth
- ReceivedReceived2 Jul
- ValidatedValidated2 Jul
- Consult.Consultation22 Oct
- TargetTarget Date27 Aug
- DecidedDecided7 Nov
Decided in 128 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 11 New Street Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9BA. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 128 days, 9 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Sawbridgeworth conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 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.
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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Why it was refused
- The proposed development, by reason of its positioning, scale and massing, would have a detrimental effect upon the amenities of the adjoining properties at 1, 7 and 13 New Street, by reason of its overbearing, overshadowing and enclosing impact, and the impact on the availability of sunlight and natural light, and would thereby be contrary to Policy DES4 of the East Herts District Plan 2018 and the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- CM21 9BA
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Sawbridgeworth Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 July 2025
- Last date for comments
- 22 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 27 August 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Alsa Lodge Alsa Street Stansted Mountfitchet Essex CM24 8SX
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14140104
- Documents
- 14
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Sawbridgeworth
- 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 (21)
flood storage 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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: East Hertfordshire
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