Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire

26/01224/S73Section 73 ApplicationAwaiting decision

Discharge / amendments

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Proposal

Variation of Condition numbers 21 (External appearances): vary approved colour scheme. 26 (CTMP): vary amount of articulated lorry visits for no more than 4 weeks, and 29 (Enabling works): replace the wording "HGV movements" with "articulated lorry movements" of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024 for Ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm including battery energy storage; continued agricultural use, ancillary infrastructure, security fencing, landscaping provision, ecological enhancements and associated works (as amended by information received 29 January 2024.

Received: 21 May 2026
Decision due: 20 August 2026
Public comments: 33 · last counted 16 October 2026
Council: North Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Arbury Ward

ReceivedReceived21 May
ValidatedValidated21 May
Consult.Consultation13 Jun
TargetTarget Date20 Aug
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire. North Hertfordshire has handled 274 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 106 applications across Arbury Ward.

89% of amendment 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

Application type: Section 73 Application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Bygrave Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 May 2026
Consultation expiry: 20 June 2026
Consultation end: 13 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 20 June 2026
Last date for comments: 20 June 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 20 June 2026
Site notice end: 20 June 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14926913
Documents: 14

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Manor HouseOn or next to this site
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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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