Planning application
Waterhall Farm The Valley Whitwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8BN
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.
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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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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.
Related applications
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
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Waterhall Farm The Valley Whitwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8BN
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