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259 and 259A High Street Waltham Cross EN8 7BE

07/25/0739/FFullAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use of rear part of the ground floor from 2no. studio flats to office (E(g)(i)). Alterations to approved application 07/23/0521/F including relocation of external staircase, enlargement of the depth of the ground floor extension by 0.58m, Fenestration. removal of front balcony at 2nd floor, external wall material.

Submitted
1 September 2025
Ward
Theobalds
  1. Received1 Sep
  2. Validated1 Sep
  3. Consult.1 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 259 and 259A High Street Waltham Cross EN8 7BE. Broxbourne has handled 2,409 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 September 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Theobalds. We hold 1,100 applications in total for the EN8 postcode area.

85% of full applications at Broxbourne Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EN8 7BE
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 September 2025
Consultation expiry
1 September 2025
Consultation end
1 September 2025

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Bridge Court, High Street, Waltham Cross, EN8 7ATRegister site at or near this address · +1 more

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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 and heritage coasts.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    1 Sep

    Change of use of rear part of the ground floor from 2no. studio flats to office (E(g)(i)). Alterations to…

    This applicationPendingFull07/25/0739/F
  2. 2023
    19 Jun

    Ground floor first floor and second floor rear extension second floor front extension including conversion of…

    PendingFullPart of07/23/0521/F

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