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254 Hertingfordbury Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 2LG

3/26/0490/HHRefused

Refused on 22 July 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Erection of replacement outbuilding and boundary fence, installation of entrance gates, driveway. Removal of decking and alterations to hardstanding.

Received
9 April 2026
Ward
Hertford Castle
  1. Received9 Apr
  2. Validated1 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Jul

Decided in 82 days

About this application

This is a planning application for an outbuilding at 254 Hertingfordbury Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 2LG. East Hertfordshire has handled 13,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 82 days, 3 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Hertingfordbury conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Hertford Castle. We hold 2,859 applications in total for the SG14 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The fences and gates of the proposed development would represent 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 2LG
Parish
Hertford Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
ARGENTO DESIGN STUDIO LTD

Planning decision

Case officer
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Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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 (19)

flood storage 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.

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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