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Waterhall Farm The Valley Whitwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8BN

Awaiting decision North Hertfordshire 26/01947/PNR

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 existing agricultural building to flexible commercial use comprising pottery studio and workshop, pottery teaching and associated storage, together with gym equipment repair and associated storage.

As published by the council, reference 26/01947/PNR

Application record

Reference
26/01947/PNR
Status
Registered
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Hitchwood Ward
Parish
St Pauls Walden Parish Council
Postcode
SG4 8BN

Comment by 16 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to North Hertfordshire through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/01572/PNR Awaiting decision

    Waterhall Farm The Valley Whitwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8BN

    Change of use of redundant barns (units 3a, 3b and 3c) from Agricultural to flexible use (B8) (Storage or Distribution).

    Submitted 17 Jun 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2026

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 September 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 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 26/01572/PNR

What 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's median decision took 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on North Hertfordshire's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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