Planning application
M E C House 8 Fountain Drive Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 7UB
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of two-storey extension with associated landscaping works
As published by the council, reference 3/26/0827/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 3/26/0827/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Hertford Kingsmead
- Parish
- Hertford Town Council
- Decision by
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- Postcode
- SG13 7UB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jun 2026
Received by East Hertfordshire
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27 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 September 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: 3/19/2218/FUL (Decided)
- Application: 3/22/1311/FUL (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- NIGEL BOWEN-18/8/26
- ECOLOGY - 14/8/26
- BASELINE HABITAT MAP
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- TREE SURVEY PLAN
- TREE REMOVAL AND RETENTION PLAN
- TREE PROTECTION PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- BNG METRIC
- TREE SCHEDULE
Trade members open them from here.
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.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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