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39 Baldock Street Ware Hertfordshire SG12 9DH

3/25/1556/LBCListed Building ConsentRefused

Refused on 28 November 2025

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

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Proposal

Listed Building Consent for conversion of the existing living accommodation on the first floor to a 1 bedroom flat including internal and external alterations.

Received
29 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Ware Priory
  1. Received29 Sep
  2. Validated29 Sep
  3. Consult.31 Oct
  4. Target24 Nov
  5. Decided28 Nov

Decided in 60 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a heritage application at 39 Baldock Street Ware Hertfordshire SG12 9DH. East Hertfordshire has handled 1,410 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 3 days quicker than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Ware conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Ware Priory. We hold 1,482 applications in total for the SG12 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

  1. The proposed works would result in the loss of historic fabric that significantly contributes to the historic and architectural value of the listed building. Moreover, insufficient information has been supplied to allow an assessment on the impact on the plan form of the listed building. The proposal would result 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 Section 16 of National Planning Policy Framework 2024.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SG12 9DH
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ware Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 September 2025
Consultation expiry
30 October 2025
Last date for comments
31 October 2025
Target decision date
24 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
23-27 King Street Luton LU1 2DW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
30 October 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14242719
Documents
15
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Ware
  • Listed building: Grade II: 23, Baldock StreetOn this site · +4 more

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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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