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West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP

Refused North Hertfordshire 21/01942/PNQ Prior Approval Class Q Agric to Dwelling

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Conversion of existing barn into four 2-bed dwellings (re-submission of previous application 21/01645/PNQ withdrawn 22.06.2021).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
Refused As published: 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: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 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.

    Decided 16 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00901/FP Granted

    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.

    Decided 16 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 24/02074/PNQ Granted

    West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP

    Conversion of existing barn into four dwelling houses

    Decided 6 Nov 2024 Prior approval
  • 21/01645/PNQ Withdrawn

    West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP

    Conversion of existing barn into four 2-bed dwellings

    Decided 21 Jun 2021 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jun 2021

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 18 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 21/01645/PNQ Withdrawn

    West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP

    Conversion of existing barn into four 2-bed dwellings

    Decided 21 Jun 2021 Prior approval

Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP

    24/02074/PNQ Submitted 17 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    Conversion of existing barn into four dwelling houses

    Granted Prior approval 16 docs
    Several homes
  • West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP

    21/01645/PNQ Submitted 24 May 2021 50 yards away

    Conversion of existing barn into four 2-bed dwellings

    Withdrawn Prior approval 20 docs
  • West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP

    26/00901/FP Submitted 7 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Full applications 16 docs
  • West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP

    26/01425/DOC Submitted 15 Jun 2026 150 yards away

    Details Reserved by Condition 1 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of planning permission 25/00461/FP granted 10/06/2025.

    Decided Conditions
  • Land Off Holwell Road West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP

    26/02528/OP Submitted 16 Oct 2026 150 yards away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~11 Dec

    Outline planning application (all matters reserved) for 30 residential dwellings, associated landscaping and biodiversity net gain.

    Awaiting decision
  • 45 West Lane Pirton Hitchin SG5 3QP

    04/00183/1HH Submitted 11 Feb 2004 150 yards away

    Two storey and single storey side extension, two storey and single storey rear extension, following partial demolition of existing dwelling house; detached single garage following demolition of existing garage (as amended by plan received 23rd March 2004)

    Granted Householder Extension Demolition
    Small domestic

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