Planning application
Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Variation of Condition number 26 (CTMP) (as amended by information received 16 July 2026): vary the number of daily articulated lorry visits and the permitted hours of construction vehicle movements, of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024 for: Ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm including battery energy storage; continued agricultural use, ancillary infrastructure, security fencing, landscaping provision, ecological enhancements and associated works (as amended by information received 29 January 2024).
As published by the council, reference 26/01224/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01224/S73
- Type
- Section 73 Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Arbury Ward
- Parish
- Bygrave Parish Council
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register
This site has had 7 applications since 2025: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00313/DOC Decided
Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire
Details reserved by Condition 24 (Soil Management Plan - Construction and Operational phases) of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024.
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25/02780/DOC Granted
Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire
Details reserved by Condition 12 (Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024.
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25/02782/DOC Granted
Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire
Details reserved by Condition 32 (Revised Mitigation and Enhancement Plan) of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024.
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25/02711/DOC Granted
Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire
Details reserved by Condition 10 (Species and habitat protection measures) of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024.
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25/02781/DOC Granted
Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire
Details reserved by Condition 14 (Arboricultural method statement) of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024.
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25/02778/DOC Granted
Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire
Details reserved by Condition 11 (LEMP and Mitigation Plan) of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 July 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 22/00741/FP (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with North Hertfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Hertfordshire decided amendment applications in a median of 28 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
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Nearby applications
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Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire
Details reserved by Condition 24 (Soil Management Plan - Construction and Operational phases) of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024.
Decided Conditions 3 docs -
Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire
Details reserved by Condition 12 (Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024.
Granted Conditions 6 docs -
Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire
Details reserved by Condition 32 (Revised Mitigation and Enhancement Plan) of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024.
Granted Conditions 6 docs -
Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire
Details reserved by Condition 10 (Species and habitat protection measures) of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024.
Granted Conditions 10 docs -
Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire
Details reserved by Condition 14 (Arboricultural method statement) of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024.
Granted Conditions 5 docs -
Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire
Details reserved by Condition 11 (LEMP and Mitigation Plan) of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024.
Granted Conditions 5 docs
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