Planning application
Westmill Farmhouse Westmill Road Westmill Ware Hertfordshire SG12 0ES
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Erection of two enclosed padel courts over partial golf course, including installation of glass and wire mesh enclosures, associated hardsurfacing, eight low-level LED floodlights and compensatory grassland
As published by the council, reference 3/25/2026/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 3/25/2026/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 24 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Hertford Bengeo
- Parish
- Hertford Town Council
- Decision by
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- Postcode
- SG12 0ES
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Dec 2025
Received by East Hertfordshire
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22 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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24 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
Who's behind it
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Hertford Planning Service Agent, a planning consultancy
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18 documents on file for this application
- FULL REFUSAL DECISION
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 21/7/26
- NOISE AND LIGHT - 23/5/26
- HIGHWAYS - 18/5/26
- LANDSCAPE - 19/2/26
- HERTFORD TOWN COUNCIL - 13/2/26
- ECOLOGY - 30/1/26
- CONSERVATION TEAM - 28/1/26
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 27/1/26
- BIODIVERSITY QUESTIONNAIRE
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- EXISTING SITE AND LOCATION PLANS
- PROPOSED SITE AND LOCATION PLANS
- BLOCK PLAN AND SITE SECTIONS AS PROPOSED
- PLANS AND ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSED
- BLOCK PLAN AND STE SECTIONS AS EXISTING
- LANDSCAPE AREAS AS PROPOSED PLANNING DRAWING
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