Groves House 36 London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9JN

3/26/0542/VARVariation of conditionApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 24 July 2026

Council decision: Grant Plan Permission w Conds

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

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission (ref: 3/22/1854/HH/Dated 13/09/2023) for (Demolition of rear lean-to and erection of single storey side and rear extensions; replacement driveway and installation of gate to side; conversion of garage and installation of door above to loft space and refurbishment of windows), amendments to include changes from timber cladding to rendered finish, and to include correction of south elevation with two rooflights proposed.

Received: 20 April 2026
Public comments: 4
Council: East Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Sawbridgeworth

ReceivedReceived20 Apr
ValidatedValidated28 Apr
Consult.Consultation17 Jul
TargetTarget Date23 Jun
DecidedDecided24 Jul

Decided in 87 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Groves House 36 London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9JN. East Hertfordshire has handled 1,312 applications of this type. This one was decided in 95 days, 5 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Sawbridgeworth conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 85 applications across Sawbridgeworth. We hold 1,438 applications in total for the CM21 postcode area.

91% of conditions 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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Application details

Postcode: CM21 9JN
Application type: Variation of condition
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Sawbridgeworth Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 April 2026
Consultation expiry: 29 May 2026
Last date for comments: 17 July 2026
Target decision date: 23 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: Janna Hon
Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 29 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14869398
Documents: 9
Constraints: 14

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Conservation area: Sawbridgeworth
Listed building: Grade II: 68, London RoadOn 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.

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.

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.

Associated applications

2026
2 Sep
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) attached to 3/26/0542/VAR
PendingDischarge of conditionsX/26/0381/CND
2026
20 Apr
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission (ref: 3/22/1855/LBC/Dated
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Filed alongside3/26/0541/VAR
2026
20 Apr
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission (ref: 3/22/1854/HH/Dated
This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)3/26/0542/VAR

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: East Hertfordshire

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