40 Gilders Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 0EF
Refused on 18 December 2025
Council decision: Prior Approval RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Notification of proposed single storey rear extension; Depth extending from the original rear wall of 4.50 metres, a maximum height of 3.50 metres and an eaves height of 3.50 metres
- Received
- 23 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Ward
- Sawbridgeworth
- ReceivedReceived23 Oct
- ValidatedValidated6 Nov
- Consult.Consultation3 Dec
- TargetTarget Date18 Dec
- DecidedDecided18 Dec
Decided in 42 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is an outline application for a single storey rear extension at 40 Gilders Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 0EF. East Hertfordshire has handled 1,009 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 3 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.
79% of outline 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
- Due to the eaves height greater than 3 metres and the position of the proposed extension adjacent to the boundary, the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension, as shown on the location plan with reference TQRQM25296154544977, would fail to accord with criterion A. i) of Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). No representations have been received. Prior approval is refused.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- CM21 0EF
- Application type
- Prior Notification Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Sawbridgeworth Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 November 2025
- Last date for comments
- 3 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 18 December 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14434608
- Documents
- 7
- Constraints
- 6
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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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© 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20262 Feb
Proposed single storey rear extension: depth extending from the original rear wall of 4.50 metres, a maximum…
ApprovedHouseholder3/26/0136/PNHH - 202431 Dec
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension with rooflight windows. New rear…
WithdrawnHouseholder3/24/2341/HH - 20151 Dec
Two storey side and single storey rear extension
ApprovedHouseholder3/15/2398/HH
Source: East Hertfordshire
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