Planning application
West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP
Relates to 21/01645/PNQ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Conversion of existing barn into four 2-bed dwellings (re-submission of previous application 21/01645/PNQ withdrawn 22.06.2021).
As published by the council, reference 21/01942/PNQ
Application record
- Reference
- 21/01942/PNQ
- Type
- Prior Approval Class Q Agric to Dwelling
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 24 Jun 2021
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2021
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Hitchwood Offa And Hoo Historic
- Parish
- Pirton Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG5 3QP
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register
This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01425/DOC Decided
West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP
Details Reserved by Condition 1 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of planning permission 25/00461/FP granted 10/06/2025.
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26/00901/FP Decided
West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP
Change of use from Cart Lodge to car storage (garage) for personal use in association with Prairie Barn including installation of roller-shutter doors and insertion of side door.
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24/02074/PNQ Granted
West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP
Conversion of existing barn into four dwelling houses
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21/01645/PNQ Withdrawn
West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP
Conversion of existing barn into four 2-bed dwellings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2021
Received by North Hertfordshire
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18 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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21/01645/PNQ Withdrawn
West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP
Conversion of existing barn into four 2-bed dwellings
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
North Hertfordshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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