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Seven Pines Margery Lane Tewin Hertfordshire AL6 0JP

3/25/1889/FULFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 27 March 2026

Council decision: Refuse3 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Demolition of bungalow and construction of two dwellings

Received
2 December 2025
Public comments
8
Ward
Hertford Rural
  1. Received2 Dec
  2. Validated29 Dec
  3. Consult.18 Mar
  4. Target27 Mar
  5. Decided27 Mar

Decided in 88 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Seven Pines Margery Lane Tewin Hertfordshire AL6 0JP. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 115 days, 7 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 116 applications across Hertford Rural. We hold 969 applications in total for the AL6 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 proposed dwellings, by reason of their excessive height and bulk, fails to respect the scale and form of nearby properties and would result in a development that appears out of character with the area. The proposal fails to respect the scale and form of nearby properties and would have a detrimental impact on the visual amenity of the street scene. The proposal therefore falls contrary to Policy DES4 of the East Herts District Plan and the NPPF 2024.
  2. By reasons of the siting, scale and design, the proposal would result in an unacceptable impact on the existing trees, and would fail to provide sufficient soft landscaping or quality amenity space for the future occupiers in plot 1. In addition, due to its position and location, in close proximity to the existing trees and vegetation within the southern boundary, the proposal would overshadow and create loss of light to the future occupiers of plot 1 which in turn would add pressure to the removal of thet trees, therefore it is contrary to policy DES3,DES4 and NE3 of the East Herts District Plan 2018 and the Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.
  3. Owing to the inconsistent plans and inaccurate information, the local planning authority cannot make an accurate or meaningful determination of the proposal against relevant planning polices contrary to the requirements of the Town and Country Planning Act (Development Management Order) 2015.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
AL6 0JP
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Tewin Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 December 2025
Consultation expiry
5 February 2026
Last date for comments
18 March 2026
Target decision date
27 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
28B Park Avenue Wood Green N22 7EX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
5 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14534008
Documents
35
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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

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.

Source: East Hertfordshire

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