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Bayford Hall Farm Bayford Lane Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8PR

3/25/1687/CUAPNPN Change of Use AgriculturalRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 16 December 2025

Council decision: Prior Approval RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Prior approval application (Part 3, Class R) for change of use of existing agricultural barn to flexible use including 3 x indoor Padel courts and ancillary facilities (use class E(d))

Received
28 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Hertford Rural
  1. Received28 Oct
  2. Validated28 Oct
  3. Consult.3 Dec
  4. Target16 Dec
  5. Decided16 Dec

Decided in 49 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Bayford Hall Farm Bayford Lane Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8PR. East Hertfordshire has handled 454 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 2 weeks quicker than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 116 applications across Hertford Rural. We hold 390 applications in total for the SG13 postcode area.

69% of amendment 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 existing building does not fall within an agricultural use and therefore the proposal cannot be considered under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R of the General Permitted Development Order 2015 (as Amended). On this basis, the proposal does not represent permitted development.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SG13 8PR
Application type
PN Change of Use Agricultural
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bayford Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 October 2025
Consultation expiry
27 November 2025
Last date for comments
3 December 2025
Target decision date
16 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Granary Church Lane Steventon Oxfordshire OX13 6SW

Planning decision

Statutory period
49 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
27 November 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14393991
Documents
16
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: East Hertfordshire
  • 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, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

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© 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.

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

Source: East Hertfordshire

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