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2A Raffin Park Datchworth Hertfordshire SG3 6RR

3/26/0745/HHRefused

Refused on 13 August 2026

Council decision: Refuse

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

Proposal

Conversion of the existing integral garage to habitable accommodation, and the construction of a single storey front extension to provide an attached garage with storage above, including a retaining wall and entrance gate, formation of a dropped kerb, installation of rooflights and solar panels, and alterations to fenestration

Received
26 May 2026
Ward
Aston, Datchworth & Walkern
  1. Received26 May
  2. Validated18 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Aug

Decided in 56 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a front extension at 2A Raffin Park Datchworth Hertfordshire SG3 6RR. East Hertfordshire has handled 13,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across Aston, Datchworth & Walkern. We hold 149 applications in total for the SG3 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
SG3 6RR
Parish
Datchworth Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Robert Jones

Additional information

Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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.

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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