Planning application
Former Weblight Building Netherfield Lane Stanstead Abbotts Hertfordshire
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Proposal
Approval of Reserved Matters (comprising layout, landscaping, scale and appearance) for redevelopment of vacant employment site with a mixed use development comprised of B1 (business) floorspace and 20 dwellings pursuant to 3/20/0502/OUT
As published by the council, reference 3/26/0642/REM
Application record
- Reference
- 3/26/0642/REM
- Type
- Approval of Reserved Matters
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Great Amwell & Stansteads
- Parish
- Stanstead Abbotts Parish Council
- Decision by
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- Postcode
- SG12 8HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Hertfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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X/26/0448/CND Awaiting decision
Former Weblight Building Netherfield Lane Stanstead Abbotts Hertfordshire
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 6 (Biodiversity Net Gain), 7 (Carbon Dioxide Emissions), 8 (Mains Water) and 22 (EVCP) pursuant to planning approval 3/20/0502/OUT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by East Hertfordshire
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10 Jun 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 5 August 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 77 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 3/20/0502/OUT (Decided)
- Application: 3/94/0773/FP (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
62 documents on file for this application
- LANDSCAPE - 7/8/26
- LOCAL FLOOD LEAD - 5/8/26
- ROBERT CAMPION-6/7/26
- SHARON STRUTT-30/6/26
- AFFINITY WATER -30/6/26
- THAMES WATER - 25/6/26
- HERTFORDSHIRE HIGHWAYS 23/6/26
- MR GAVIN VICARY NORTH EAST HERTFORDSHIRE SWIFT GROUP- 23/6/26
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 18/6/26
- GRAHAM KNIGHT-13/6/26
- JAYNE TOPPING-14/6/26
- UK POWER NETWORKS -11/6/26
- HCC GROWTH - 11/6/26
- FIRE HYDRANTS -10/6/26
- TREE PROTECTION PLAN
- STREET SCENE SHEET 1
- STREET SCENE ELEVATIONS SHEET 2
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT
- BIODIVERSITY QUESTIONNAIRE
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
- LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
- LANDSCAPE APPRAISAL
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- SUSTAINABILITY CHECKLIST
- PLANNING, DESIGN, ACCESS & HERITAGE STATEMENT
- STREET SCENE CONTEXT PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR AND ROOF PLANS HOUSE TYPE A
- PROPOSED FLOOR AND ROOF PLANS HOUSE TYPE B
- PROPOSED FLOOR AND ROOF PLANS HOUSE TYPE C
- PROPOSED FLAT BLOCK - GROUND FLOOR
- PROPOSED FLAT BLOCK - FIRST FLOOR
- PROPOSED FLAT BLOCK - ROOF PLAN
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING GROUND FLOOR
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING FIRST FLOOR
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS HOUSE TYPE A (UNIT 1)
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS HOUSE TYPE A (UNIT 2)
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS HOUSE TYPE C (UNITS 3 & 4)
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS HOUSE TYPE C (UNITS 5 & 6)
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS HOUSE TYPE A (UNIT 7)
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS HOUSE TYPE C (UNITS 8 & 9)
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS HOUSE TYPE A (UNIT 10)
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS HOUSE TYPE B (UNITS 11 & 12)
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS HOUSE TYPE A (UNIT 13)
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS HOUSE TYPE B (UNITS 14-16)
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - UNITS 17-20
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - UNITS 17-20
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING B ELEVATIONS
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING A & B ELEVATIONS
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING A NE AND B SW ELEVATIONS
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING B SE ELEVATIONS
- PLOT SCHEDULE
- LOCATION PLAN
- BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE
- BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN - GROUND FLOOR LAYOUTS
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN - FIRST FLOOR LAYOUTS
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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's median decision took 77 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About reserved matters applications
A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.
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