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20 The Avenue Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 3DR

3/25/1919/HHHouseholderRefused

Refused on 4 March 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Construction of part single/part two storey rear extension with rooflights, part single storey/part two-storey side extension, front porch canopy and entrance alterations, roof alterations, external rendering, installation of stone cills, and replacement of windows, following demolition of existing garage

Received
11 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Hertford Bengeo
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated7 Jan
  3. Consult.3 Mar
  4. Target4 Mar
  5. Decided4 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 20 The Avenue Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 3DR. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 3 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 135 applications across Hertford Bengeo. We hold 2,859 applications in total for the SG14 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 proposal, by virtue of its design and overall scale, would introduce mass that would be clearly visible from the public realm and would erode the visual openness of the character of the surrounding area. The proposal would interrupt the building line of the neighbouring properties resulting in a detrimental impact on the character of the area. The proposal fails to comply with policies HOU11 and DES4 of the East Herts District Plan 2018.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SG14 3DR
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hertford Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 January 2026
Last date for comments
3 March 2026
Target decision date
4 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
G2 ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
Office 3 Broadmeads Pumping Station Hertford Road Ware SG12 9LH

Planning decision

Case officer
Robert Jones
Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6007644
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 31 July 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14554570
Documents
15
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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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