Irongate Barn Halls Green Weston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7DR
Approved on 11 December 2025
Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)14 conditions
Proposal
Change of use of existing barn from storage and distribution (Use Class B8) to use as a community events and learning centre for agriculture, cookery and related rural-based activities (Use Class F1). Single storey extension to barn following demolition of existing lean-to. Installation of solar panels to roof of converted barn and plant to the roof of the proposed extension including six cycle spaces.
- Received
- 16 June 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Ward
- Weston And Sandon Ward
- ReceivedReceived16 Jun
- ValidatedValidated16 Jun
- Consult.Consultation10 Sep
- TargetTarget Date12 Dec
- DecidedDecided11 Dec
Decided in 178 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Irongate Barn Halls Green Weston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7DR. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 178 days, 18 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Weston And Sandon Ward. We hold 2,228 applications in total for the SG4 postcode area.
92% of full applications at North Hertfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SG4 7DR
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Weston Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 June 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 10 September 2025
- Consultation end
- 10 September 2025
- Last date for comments
- 10 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 12 December 2025
- Permission expires
- 11 December 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Mr Michael Collins
- Agent address
- Suite 4A 30 Bancroft Hitchin SG5 1LE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 179 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 18 July 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13940775
- Documents
- 33
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Green belt: North 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)
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