Planning application
Benington House North Whempstead Road Benington Hertfordshire SG2 7BX
Works: New dwelling Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Removal of existing buildings and construction of a self-build detached dwelling with solar panels and associated works
As published by the council, reference 3/26/1095/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 3/26/1095/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Aston, Datchworth & Walkern
- Parish
- Beninigton Parish Council
- Decision by
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- Postcode
- SG2 7BX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by East Hertfordshire
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24 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 October 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 81 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Reading
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
- BIODIVERSITY QUESTIONNAIRE
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- BAT SURVEY
- ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT
- SUSTAINABILITY CHECKLIST
- EQUESTRIAN STATEMENT
- SELF BUILD PROFORMA
- TREE SURVEY
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- ROOF PLAN AS PROPOSED
- PROPOSED FRONT AND SIDE ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED REAR AND SIDE ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED STREET SCENE
- 3D VIEW FRONT ENTRANCE
- 3D VIEW REAR
- SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
- LOCATION PLAN
- AERIAL LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN WIDER CONTEXT
- PLANNING, DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT
- TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN
- TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN
- TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN
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 136 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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