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Manorview 21 High Street Walkern Hertfordshire SG2 7PA

3/25/1573/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 10 December 2025

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)4 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Construction of one (1) 3 bedroom self-build dwelling with associated works including creation of 2no. parking spaces and access from High Street

Received
2 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Aston, Datchworth & Walkern
  1. Received2 Oct
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.8 Dec
  4. Target10 Dec
  5. Decided10 Dec

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Manorview 21 High Street Walkern Hertfordshire SG2 7PA. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 6 days longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Walkern conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across Aston, Datchworth & Walkern. We hold 1,264 applications in total for the SG2 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

  1. The overall design and form of the proposed development would have a negative impact on the setting of the Grade II Listed Building (Walkern United Free Church), causing less than substantial harm to its significance. In addition, the overall design, form, and location of the dwellings would appear out of character in the Walkern Conservation Area and would have a detrimental effect on the rural setting of the village. The proposal would therefore fall contrary to District Plan Policies GBR2, VILL1, DES4, HA1, HA4, HA7, Policies WLK3 and WLK14 of the Walkern Neighbourhood Plan, Section 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework, and Section 72 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
  2. The proposed development would result in unacceptable living conditions for future occupants of the dwelling, due to the poor provision of light and outlook from Bedroom 3. The proposal therefore fails to comply with Policy DES4 of the East Herts District Plan 2018 and the objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. Insufficient information has been submitted to enable a full assessment of the impact of the development on protected species. Therefore, the scheme would be contrary to Policy NE3 of the East Herts District Plan 2018 and could result in loss of habitats suitable for protected species and biodiversity supporting habitats.
  4. There is insufficient information to demonstrate the proposed dwellings would qualify as self-builds. Therefore, the proposed development would not be eligible for the self-build exemption regarding the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements. As no existing/proposed habitat plan or biodiversity metric has been submitted with the REFULZ APPLICATION NUMBER – 3/25/1573/FUL application, the Local Planning Authority are unable to ensure the proposed development would achieve the mandatory 10% net gain. The development therefore fails to comply with the mandatory 10% BNG required under Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as inserted by Schedule 14 of the Environment Act 2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SG2 7PA
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Walkern Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 October 2025
Consultation expiry
13 November 2025
Last date for comments
8 December 2025
Target decision date
10 December 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
13 November 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14376879
Documents
26
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Walkern
  • 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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