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Homefire Coal Yard Ware Road Widford Hertfordshire SG12 8RL

Refused East Hertfordshire 3/26/0631/PIP Permission in Principle

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Permission in principle for the removal of existing buildings and the erection of 5 to 8 dwellings and a Class E commercial unit

As published by the council, reference 3/26/0631/PIP

Application record

Reference
3/26/0631/PIP
Type
Permission in Principle
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse Permission in Principle
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Decided
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Ware Rural
Parish
Widford Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SG12 8RL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 May 2026

    Received by East Hertfordshire

  2. 7 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Permission in Principle

  4. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

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 outline applications

How this application type works

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.

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