Planning application
Land Adjacent 2 And 3 Wells Cottages Smiths End Lane Barley Hertfordshire SG8 8LJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of 2 two-storey commercial units to No.2 residential dwellings and erection of bike sheds (development has commenced).
As published by the council, reference 25/01846/FP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01846/FP
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Ermine Ward
- Parish
- Barley Parish Council
- Postcode
- SG8 8LJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Hertfordshire took a median of 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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