Finches Farm 109 High Street Walkern Hertfordshire SG2 7NS
Refused on 24 April 2026
Council decision: Refuse Consent (LBC & ADV)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Single storey extension to the north facing elevation of the existing dwelling
- Received
- 27 February 2026
- Public comments
- 2
- Ward
- Aston, Datchworth & Walkern
- ReceivedReceived27 Feb
- ValidatedValidated27 Feb
- Consult.Consultation2 Apr
- TargetTarget Date24 Apr
- DecidedDecided24 Apr
Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a heritage application for an extension at Finches Farm 109 High Street Walkern Hertfordshire SG2 7NS. East Hertfordshire has handled 1,410 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Walkern conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across Aston, Datchworth & Walkern. We hold 1,264 applications in total for the SG2 postcode area.
84% of heritage 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 proposals would result in harm to the historic fabric, and the significance of the listed building The proposal would cause less than substantial harm to the Listed Building that has not been outweighed by any public benefit. The proposal fails to comply with policies HA1 and HA7 of the East Herts District Plan 2018, the Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas Act 1990 and the NPPF (2024).
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- SG2 7NS
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Walkern Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 2 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 2 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 24 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- 10 High Street Madeley TF7 5AQ
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Robert Jones
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 2 April 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14741756
- Documents
- 13
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Walkern
- Listed building: Grade II: Farmhouse at Finches Farm (Opposite Stevenage Road)On or next to this site
- 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.
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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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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