Oak Tree Farm Hertingfordbury Hertford SG14 2LF

3/26/0567/ARPNPN Agricultural to ResidentialRefused

Prior approval

Refused on 10 June 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Required and Refused2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Prior approval application (Part 3, Class Q) for change of use and conversion of existing agricultural barn into a dwelling

Received: 22 April 2026
Council: East Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Hertford Rural

ReceivedReceived22 Apr
ValidatedValidated22 Apr
Consult.Consultation29 May
TargetTarget Date10 Jun
DecidedDecided10 Jun

Decided in 49 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Oak Tree Farm Hertingfordbury Hertford SG14 2LF. East Hertfordshire has handled 68 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 2 weeks quicker than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

83% of all 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

Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that a fire appliance would be capable of accessing the site. In light of this, it is not clear whether suitable access to a public highway is available for all vehicles that need to access the site. In addition, the location and siting of the building is impractical and undesirable. Therefore, the proposal would be contrary to Q.1(p) and Q.2(e) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
Insufficient information has been provided to determine the number of separate dwellinghouses provided under Class Q and the cumulative floorspace of dwellings provided under Class Q on the established agricultural unit. In addition, insufficient information has been provided to determine whether any development under Class A(a) or Class B(a) of Part 6 has been carried out on the established agricultural unit in the 10 years before the development under Class Q begins. Therefore, the proposal would be contrary to Q.1(d) and Q.1(g) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: SG14 2LF
Application type: PN Agricultural to Residential
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Hertingfordbury Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 22 April 2026
Consultation expiry: 29 May 2026
Last date for comments: 29 May 2026
Target decision date: 10 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Architect profile: ACORUS RURAL PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
Agent address: Old Market Office 10 Risbygate Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 3AA

Planning decision

Case officer: Madeleine Moore
Statutory period: 49 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 29 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14878077
Comments: 0
Documents: 13
Constraints: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Green belt: East Hertfordshire
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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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Source: East Hertfordshire

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