Planning application
The Pump House Royston Road Barkway Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8BX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retention of unauthorised barn and change of use to residential annexe (Amended scheme received 25.04.26).
As published by the council, reference 26/00356/FP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00356/FP
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Conditional Permission
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Ermine Ward
- Parish
- Barkway Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG8 8BX
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02387/FPH Awaiting decision
The Pump House Royston Road Barkway Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8BX
Side extension to existing ancillary annex
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23/00162/FPH Granted
The Pump House Royston Road Barkway Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8BX
Erection of detached timber barn for use as machinery store and workshop (as amended by plan 35-22-1B received 21st February 2023).
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22/03138/LDCP Withdrawn
The Pump House Royston Road Barkway Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8BX
Erection of detached barn for use as machinery store and workshop.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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20 May 2026
Decision issued: Conditional Permission
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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