The Homestead Rooks Nest Lane Therfield Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9RA
Approved on 15 July 2025
Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Two storey rear extension, glazed infill extension to link existing garage to main dwelling and to facilitate conversion of garage into habitable accommodation, erection of rear porch, insertion of rooflights to existing garage and main dwelling, and dormer to existing rear roofslope of main dwelling, alterations to existing fenestration and replace roof coverings and exterior cladding. Installation of sliding gate and fence to front boundary following removal of existing gate.
- Received
- 21 May 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Ward
- Ermine Ward
- ReceivedReceived21 May
- ValidatedValidated21 May
- Consult.Consultation27 Jun
- TargetTarget Date16 Jul
- DecidedDecided15 Jul
Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at The Homestead Rooks Nest Lane Therfield Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9RA. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 137 applications across Ermine Ward. We hold 2,703 applications in total for the SG8 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
- SG8 9RA
- Application type
- Full Permission Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Therfield Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 May 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 4 July 2025
- Consultation end
- 27 June 2025
- Last date for comments
- 4 July 2025
- Target decision date
- 16 July 2025
- Permission expires
- 15 July 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Ms Ann Bassett
- Agent address
- The Studio, 1 Corbett Street Cottenham Cambridge CB24 8QX United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 4 July 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14033954
- Documents
- 21
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Next to the site
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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.
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Source: North Hertfordshire
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