22 High Road, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 7LU

07/25/0717/RMReserved MattersRefused

Refused on 17 March 2026

Council decision: REFUSAL4 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Approval of reserved matters pursuant to outline planning permission 07/21/0641/O in respect of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the demolition of existing house and erection of 4no. 4 bed houses

Submitted: 20 August 2025
Council: Broxbourne Borough Council
Ward: Broxbourne

ReceivedSubmitted20 Aug
ValidatedValidated20 Aug
Consult.Consultation27 Nov
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided17 Mar

Decided in 209 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at 22 High Road, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 7LU. Broxbourne has handled 782 applications of this type. This one was decided in 209 days, 22 weeks longer than Broxbourne's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Broxbourne. We hold 1,797 applications in total for the EN10 postcode area.

91% of outline applications at Broxbourne Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

The development would result in a built form that is both incongruous and overbearing in the streetscene, negatively impacting the visual character of the streetscene and harming the appearance of the locality. As such, the proposal is contrary to policy DSC1 of the Broxbourne Local Plan (2020).
The development fails to provide sufficient amenity space and outlook for the occupants of the dwellings to enjoy and would result in balconies which directly overlook each adjoining proposed dwelling, thereby harming the privacy of any future occupants. As such, the proposal is contrary to policies DSC1 and EQ1 of the Broxbourne Local Plan (2020).
The development fails to provide achievable on-site parking provision and vehicle manoeuvrability for the number of spaces required in relation to the type of dwellings proposed. As such, the proposal is contrary to polices TM2 and TM5 of the Broxbourne Local Plan (2020).
There is both inaccurate and insufficient information provided with the application in order to enable the local planning authority to make a proper and robust determination. The application is accompanied by inaccurate drawings that do not correlate and which fail to identify the correct scale, appearance and layout of significant features of the development.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: EN10 7LU
Application type: Reserved Matters
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 August 2025
Consultation expiry: 27 November 2025
Consultation start: 12 September 2025
Consultation end: 27 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 23 September 2025

Publicity

Site notice start: 12 September 2025

Additional information

Documents: 48

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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