Planning application
44 Walkern Road Benington Hertfordshire SG2 7LP
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for continuous use of land and stable building for B8 storage
As published by the council, reference 3/26/0489/CLEO
Application record
- Reference
- 3/26/0489/CLEO
- Type
- CL Existing Operations
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- CL Existing Refuse
- Received
- 9 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Aston, Datchworth & Walkern
- Parish
- Beninigton Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SG2 7LP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Apr 2026
Received by East Hertfordshire
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3 Jun 2026
Decision issued: CL Existing Refuse
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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