2A Church Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 3DP

3/25/1411/FULFull ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 4 November 2025

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Demolition of existing house and erection of 1 x self-build 4-bed detached replacement dwelling, replacement greenhouse, creation of 1 x additional parking space and associated alterations

Received: 29 August 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 6
Council: East Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Hertford Bengeo

ReceivedReceived29 Aug
ValidatedValidated9 Sep
Consult.Consultation1 Nov
TargetTarget Date4 Nov
DecidedDecided4 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 2A Church Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 3DP. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 4 days longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Hertford conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 135 applications across Hertford Bengeo. We hold 2,859 applications in total for the SG14 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 replacement dwelling, by reason of its overall scale, massing, and fragmented design would disrupt the established visual hierarchy and introduce a dominant presence that is at odds with the surrounding built form. Furthermore, the piecemeal nature of the design, characterised by multiple projections, results in a disjointed and overly complex appearance. The forward positioning of the front projection would further exacerbate the dwellings visual impact, eroding the existing building's more modest and set-back relationship with the street. The proposal therefore fails to respect the scale and form of nearby properties and would have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the Hertford Conservation Area. The proposal therefore falls contrary to District Plan Policies HA4, DES4, Bengeo Neighbourhood Plan Policy HBH2, the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, and the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: SG14 3DP
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Hertford Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 September 2025
Consultation expiry: 9 October 2025
Last date for comments: 1 November 2025
Target decision date: 4 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Westgate House 37-41 Castle Street Hertford SG14 1HH

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 9 October 2025

Appeal history

3376145

Allowed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 23 April 2026Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14267018
Documents: 20
Constraints: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Hertford
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

3 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: East Hertfordshire

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