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Agricultural Barn Hall Barn Ashwell Road Newnham Hertfordshire SG7 5JX

Granted North Hertfordshire 26/01462/PNR Prior Approval Class R Agric to Flex Use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of two bays of existing agricultural barn to form two light industrial units (Class E (g) (iii)).

As published by the council, reference 26/01462/PNR

Application record

Reference
26/01462/PNR
Type
Prior Approval Class R Agric to Flex Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Decided
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Arbury Ward
Parish
Caldecote And Newnham Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SG7 5JX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jun 2026

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

North Hertfordshire granted permission on 29 July 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.

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.

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