East Hertfordshire planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to East Hertfordshire District Council, updated daily. East Hertfordshire District Council received 421 planning applications in the last 90 days, 12 of them major schemes. 86% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 80 days.
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Recent applications in East Hertfordshire
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Bury Green Farm Bury Green Little Hadham Hertfordshire SG11 2HE
Two-building data centre amendment, Little Hadham, variation of approved plans. Revises the approved data centre pair at Bury Green Farm, reshaping footprint and massing and adding a central plant block with flues. M&E plant, flue ductwork, cladding and glazing, plus relocated parking surfacing…
Data centreGroundworksM&E
Ware Youth Football Club Fanhams Hall Road Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7NN
3G artificial grass pitch with lighting and fencing, Ware, full application. Creates a new floodlit 3G pitch with hardstanding, storage container and access footpath at an existing football club, full application stage. Groundworks, pitch drainage, sports lighting electrical and timber railing…
GroundworksDrainageM&E
24 Hockerill Court London Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5SB
Two-dwelling listed building conversion, Bishops Stortford, consent stage. Converts a former financial services unit into two homes with new staircases, entrance, and infilled openings. Joinery, brickwork and heritage glazing packages suit specialists, with retaining wall repositioning adding…
BrickworkGroundworksJoinery
76 London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9JN
Replacement commercial outbuilding scheme, Sawbridgeworth, full application. Demolishes a rear outbuilding and erects a 117 sqm replacement within a Class E premises on London Road. Demolition, groundworks, masonry and roofing packages suit local contractors, with the new structure serving the…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Bakers Farm High Wych Lane High Wych Hertfordshire CM21 0JL
Single relocated dwelling with solar and new driveway, High Wych. Relocates a house from Bakers Farm to a new plot, with ground and roof solar and chimney alterations, at full stage. Drive groundworks, solar installation and M&E cabling lead the packages for local trades.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
24 Calton Avenue Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 2ER
138 sqm community church hall with heat pumps, Hertford, full application. New hall with access, gates, fencing and parking on a 0.11 hectare plot, at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, heat pump installation and external hard landscaping suit local trades.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
24 Hockerill Court London Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5SB
Two-home conversion of former A2 unit, Bishops Stortford. Converts a Hockerill Court financial services unit into two homes at full application stage, with new staircases and infilled openings. Brickwork infill, retaining wall rebuild and steel railings suit local masonry and groundworks firms.
BrickworkGroundworksJoinery
The Orchard Colliers End Hertfordshire SG11 1EP
Two-home agricultural barn conversion, Colliers End, prior approval stage. Class Q prior approval to convert an existing agricultural barn into two residential dwellings in East Hertfordshire. Roofing repairs, insulation, glazing and M&E packages suit local subcontractors, with joinery for internal…
RoofingInsulationGlazing
Pearces Farm Shop Standon Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 9ND
190 sqm single-storey farm shop extension, Standon, at full application. Adds side and rear floorspace to the existing Pearces Farm Shop on a 0.79 ha site near Buntingford. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing, structural steel and glazing packages are open to local subcontractors and material suppliers.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Hertford East Railway Station Mill Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1SB
Listed railway station refurbishment, Hertford, listed building consent stage. Repairs to roof timbers, brickwork, parapets and two doors, plus new wall linings, ceilings and floors inside the listed station building. Heritage carpentry, lime mortar and masonry suppliers can target the repairs…
Roof repairFaçade repairJoinery
Heath View Amwell Hill Great Amwell Hertfordshire SG12 9RG
Loft conversion with dormers and three single-storey extensions, Great Amwell. Adds two front dormers, one rear dormer and side, rear and front single-storey extensions to a house at full application stage. Roofing, steel for dormer and opening structures, and joinery and glazing packages suit…
RoofingSteelJoinery
Mentley Farm Mentley Lane West Puckeridge Hertfordshire SG11 1TW
727 sqm agricultural barn change of use to storage and light industry, full application. Converts a vacant Mentley Farm building to B8 and E(g)(iii) use, adding a parking layout. Fit-out, surfacing and groundworks for the parking area suit local specialist subcontractors.
Fit-outGroundworksHard landscaping
1 High Street Stanstead Abbotts Hertfordshire SG12 8AA
Pub rear lobby and WC extension refurbishment, Stanstead Abbotts, full application. Partial demolition, new rear lobby and WC extension, plus bar refurbishment across about 151 sqm at full stage. Drainage and plumbing for the WC, brickwork for the extension, and bar joinery and floor finishes suit…
DemolitionBrickworkGroundworks
24 - 26 North Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2LW
Two-unit retail conversion with M&E upgrade, Bishops Stortford. Merges 24 and 26 North Street into one larger shop, replacing electrics and fire alarm and adding air conditioning, at part-retrospective full application stage. Electrical, fire alarm and HVAC installers can pick up the services…
Fit-outM&E
8 Rowney Gardens Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 0AT
Two-storey side and rear extension scheme, Sawbridgeworth, at full application stage. Demolishes the garage and utility room to make way for a side extension, rear extension and front canopy. Demolition, brickwork, roofing and glazing packages are open to local trades, with fenestration changes…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Planning appeals in East Hertfordshire District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so East Hertfordshire District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
East Hertfordshire District Council, raw rate
32.2%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.6%
national rates applied to this caseload
1.6 percentage points above expected. East Hertfordshire District Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
1,361 appeals counted, 1,317 judged either way (424 allowed, 893 dismissed), 44 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 29.8% | 28.8% | 673 | 664 | 198 |
| Householder (HAS) | 37.1% | 35.6% | 489 | 480 | 178 |
| Enforcement Notice | 20.3% | 13.5% | 73 | 59 | 12 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 18.4% | 25% | 58 | 49 | 9 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 44.8% | 36.9% | 31 | 29 | 13 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 40% | 20.6% | 20 | 20 | 8 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 36.4% | 33.3% | 11 | 11 | 4 |
3 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in East Hertfordshire District Council
East Hertfordshire District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in East Hertfordshire District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent25 homes
- Affordable rent14 homes
- Shared ownership66 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
East Hertfordshire District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder83% (653 decided)
- residential77% (111 decided)
- other90% (106 decided)
- commercial82% (33 decided)
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