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6 Birch Green Hertingfordbury Hertfordshire SG14 2LP

3/26/0460/HHHouseholderRefused

Refused on 30 June 2026

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

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Proposal

Construction of single storey rear extension

Received
31 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Hertford Rural
  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated16 Apr
  3. Consult.26 May
  4. Target11 Jun
  5. Decided30 Jun

Decided in 75 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 6 Birch Green Hertingfordbury Hertfordshire SG14 2LP. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 4 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 116 applications across Hertford Rural. 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 proposed development, taken together with the previous extensions, would cumulatively result in disproportionate additions over and above the size of the original building. Therefore, the proposal would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt. The proposal would also result in further harm by loss of openness. Very special circumstances have not been identified that would clearly outweigh the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and other harm. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policy GBR1 of the East Herts District Plan (2018) and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SG14 2LP
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hertingfordbury Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 April 2026
Consultation expiry
22 May 2026
Last date for comments
26 May 2026
Target decision date
11 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Whitegates Crouchfields Lane Chapmore End Ware Herts SG12 0EX

Planning decision

Case officer
Madeleine Moore
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
22 May 2026

Additional information

Documents
16
Constraints
28

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, conservation areas, 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

  1. 2026
    2 Apr

    Listed building consent for construction of single storey rear extension

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside3/26/0494/LBC
  2. 2026
    31 Mar

    Construction of single storey rear extension

    This applicationRefusedHouseholder3/26/0460/HH

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