Yew Tree Cottage Kettle Green Lane Much Hadham Hertfordshire SG10 6AJ
Refused on 24 December 2025
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Retrospective application for a single storey rear extension
- Received
- 27 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Ward
- Much Hadham
- ReceivedReceived27 Oct
- ValidatedValidated10 Nov
- Consult.Consultation18 Dec
- TargetTarget Date5 Jan
- DecidedDecided24 Dec
Decided in 44 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at Yew Tree Cottage Kettle Green Lane Much Hadham Hertfordshire SG10 6AJ. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 5 days quicker than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Much Hadham conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Much Hadham. We hold 315 applications in total for the SG10 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 development by reason of its siting, size, scale, roof form and design alongside inappropriate materials and fenestration would detract from the traditional form, proportions, features and materiality of the listed building, causing harm to its significance. The proposals would result in less than substantial harm to the listed building. In addition, the extension would negatively affect the setting of the local Historic Parks and Gardens and would result in less than substantial harm to the significance of the Much Hadham Conservation Area and Moor Place Local Historic Parks and Gardens. There are no public benefits that would outweigh this harm. The application is not acceptable and is contrary to the policies HA1, HA4, HA7 and HA8 of the District Plan, Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, the adopted Much Hadham Neighbourhood Plan and the NPPF 2024.
- The development by reason of its siting, size, scale, roof form and design alongside inappropriate materials and fenestration, would add considerable bulk and mass to the site and would fail to appear subservient in scale. As such the proposal fails to achieve a high standard of design to respond to the context of the site, or to reflect local distinctiveness. The development would therefore be harmful to the character and appearance of the application site. The proposal would thereby be contrary to Policies DES4, HOU11, GBR2 and VILL1 of the East Herts District Plan 2018, the adopted Much Hadham neighbourhood plan and the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- SG10 6AJ
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Much Hadham Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 11 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 18 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 5 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- F201 Weston House Station Road Sawbridgeworth CM21 9FP
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 11 December 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14430156
- Documents
- 11
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Much Hadham
- 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 (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.
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Associated applications
- 202527 Oct
Retrospective application for a single storey rear extension
This applicationRefusedHouseholder3/25/1680/HH - 202527 Oct
Retrospective application for a single storey rear extension
RefusedListed building consentFiled alongside3/25/1681/LBC
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: East Hertfordshire
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