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Blackbirds Farm Blackbirds Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8BS

Granted Hertsmere 24/1174/PD28O PD - Prior Approval 28 day - Others

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Construction of an agricultural building to store straw (Application for Prior Notification).

As published by the council, reference 24/1174/PD28O

Application record

Reference
24/1174/PD28O
Type
PD - Prior Approval 28 day - Others
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval not required
Received
13 Sep 2024
Validated
13 Sep 2024
Decided
16 Oct 2024
Ward
Aldenham West
Parish
Aldenham Parish
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD25 8BS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Hertsmere register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/1661/FUL Awaiting decision

    Blackbirds Farm Blackbirds Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8BS

    Retrospective application for change of use of Shed A from commercial engineering workshop to Class B8 Use for storage or distribution centre.

    Submitted 19 Dec 2024 Full applications
  • 24/1429/CLE Awaiting decision

    Blackbirds Farm Blackbirds Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8BS

    Mixed use for the operation of a heavy goods vehicle haulage business, including the parking of HGVs and semi-trailers, in addition to the use of the site for other lawful uses including as the operational hub for agricultural and equestrian activities and for non-agricultural business uses operating pursuant to the grant of various planning permissions for re-use of buildings within the application site Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing).

    Submitted 6 Nov 2024 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Sep 2024

    Received by Hertsmere

  2. 16 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Prior Approval not required

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

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What this grant of permission means

Hertsmere granted permission on 16 October 2024, 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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