Planning application
The Riverside Garden Centre Lower Hatfield Road Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8XX
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of vacant greenhouses and storage/office buildings. Construction of three padel courts, including installation of glass and wire mesh enclosures, associated hardsurfacing and twelve lighting columns, together with an 18 hole adventure golf course
As published by the council, reference 3/26/0445/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 3/26/0445/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Hertford Rural
- Parish
- Bayford Parish Council
- Decision by
- .
- Postcode
- SG13 8XX
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Hertfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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3/26/0299/CLPO Refused
The Riverside Garden Centre Lower Hatfield Road Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8XX
Change of use of part of the unit from class E(a) -Display/sale of goods other than hot food to class E(e)- Medical or health services and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by East Hertfordshire
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16 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
East Hertfordshire took a median of 83 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 3/24/0611/FUL (Decided)
- Application: 3/26/0299/CLPO (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hertford Planning Service Agent, a planning consultancy
144 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 81% granted
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See their track recordPulse Padel Group Ltd Applicant, registered in West Malling
Active · incorporated 2024 · West Malling
1 application on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
- CONSERVATION TEAM - 4/6/26
- NOISE AND LIGHT -2/6/26
- MARK LAHIFF-24/5/26
- HIGHWAYS - 26/5/26
- HISTORIC ENGLAND - 18/5/26
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- MR & MRS TERESA CAPALDO-13/5/26
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY 6/5/26
- KEITH SMITH-2/5/26
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- COURT PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY
- PROPOSED LAYOUT
- PROPOSED CROSS SECTIONS
- PROPOSED PERMEABLE SURFACES
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with East Hertfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Hertfordshire decided full applications in a median of 141 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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