Planning application
Highbury Farm Classified Road C14 Between Mentley Lane And Mount Leycroft Access Wood End Ardeley Hertfordshire SG2 7BD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for groundworks to existing farmyard. The groundworks to include concreting of existing farm yard, adding in underground drainage pipework and above ground water harvesting tank
As published by the council, reference 3/26/0580/AGPN
Application record
- Reference
- 3/26/0580/AGPN
- Type
- Prior Notification Agricultural
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval not Required
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- The Mundens
- Parish
- Ardeley Parish Council
- Decision by
- .
- Postcode
- SG2 7BD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by East Hertfordshire
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3 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval not Required
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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- Application: 3/99/0447/PA (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- PN AGRI NOT REQUIRED
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 1/6/26
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- EMAIL FROM APPLICANT - WATER TANK
- WATER TANK
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Hertfordshire granted permission on 3 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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