Planning application
West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/00901/FP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00901/FP
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Conditional Permission
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 16 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Offa Ward
- 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.
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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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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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21/01942/PNQ Refused
West Lane Farm West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3QP
Conversion of existing barn into four 2-bed dwellings (re-submission of previous application 21/01645/PNQ withdrawn 22.06.2021).
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21/01645/PNQ Withdrawn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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7 Apr 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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16 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Conditional Permission
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Enforcement: 25/00071/1ENF (Case Closed)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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North Hertfordshire granted permission on 16 June 2026, 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.
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